Christchurch Star
Dates
- Existence: 1868 - Present
Biography
The Christchurch Star newspaper was a local daily paper which ran from 1868-1990 and since then has run as a free paper, currently produced once a week.
Found in 2558 Collections and/or Records:
Boxing Personalities: Shavers, Ernie, 1976-1977
Photographs of American heavyweight boxer Earnie Shavers. The photographs include an action shot of Shavers competing against "Tiger" Roy Williams in a bout. Competitor, Muhammad Ali, also features in one of the photographs.
Boxing Personalities: Sibson, Tony, 1979-1981
Action shots of British boxer, Tony Sibson, competing for Europe's middleweight title. People identified in the photographs include Norberto Cabrera and Matteo Salvement.
Boxing Personalities: Skaro, Damir, 1985
Photograph of Yugoslavian heavyweight boxer, Damir Skaro, sparring at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland.
Boxing Personalities: Skouma, Freddy, 1987
Action shot of French boxer, Freddy Skouma, competing against America's Buster Drayton for the super welter world championship IBF.
Boxing Personalities: Slater, Barry, 1977-1978
Photographs of boxing personality Barry Slater. One of the photographs depicts Slater sparring with Paul Morgan.
Boxing Personalities: Smith, David, 1977
Photograph of English flyweight boxer David Smith with his trainer Terry Spinks.
Boxing Personalities: Smith, Eddie, 1990
Photograph of Auckland bantamweight boxer, Eddie Smith, sharing a joke with former rival Lance Revill. Smith was attacked on his way home in Panmure, and has since had to give up the sport.
Boxing Personalities: Smith, James, 1987
Action shot of boxer, James "Bonecrusher" Smith, competing against Tim Witherspoon in a New York bout.
Boxing Personalities: Spinks, Leon, 1978-1981
Photographs relating to American heavyweight boxer Leon Spinks. Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali to claim the World Heavyweight Championship in 1978. People identified in the photographs include Muhammad Ali; and Eddie "Animal" Lopez.
Boxing Personalities: Spinks, Michael, 1986-1988
Photographs relating to American heavyweight boxer Michael Spinks. The photographs depict Spinks facing two competitors, Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes. Donald Trump also features in two of the photographs as a promoter.