Models pretending to box

Today we look at some models pretending to box.  Almost all of these are by AMG, and many of those were made during the years when a lot of Bob Mizer's models were bad boys, hustlers, and/or trollops.  We start with a guy who looks like an AMG model I've seen, but I can't place the name.

 

Sailor

This unknown AMG sailor is said to date from 1964.

 

Unlaced gloves

Whoever staged this one didn't even bother to lace up the gloves.

 

Jim Horn and John Dole

That's Jim Horn at left with John Dole in a still from an AMG film loop called Brother Hood.

 

Odd tattoos

My source says this is by AMG,and those homemade tattoos look familiar,

but I don't know who this guy is.

 

AMG Again

The location and flooring tell me this is AMG,

but I have no clue as to the models' names.

 

Jim and Rick

That's Jim Collette at left with his brother Rickin a 1967 photo my source says 

is by Pat Milo.  I'm not certain about the photographer, though.

 

John Apache

Bob Mizer of AMG took this shot of John Apache in 1974, and I just realized

 that those might not be boxing gloves.  What do y'all think?

Either way, he looks like he would hit somebody.

 

Unknown X 2

I know neither the models' nor the photographer's name

for this realistally staged picature.

 

Ray and Joe

Our last boxing shot features Joe Cook at right and Ray Cox at left.  

At least that's what I think the handwriting below each says.

And I haven't forgotten Halloween.  Scroll down.

 

Halloween 2025

I almost forgot that today is Halloween, and I have so few unused vintage Halloween photos that it will have to be a mini-set.  We start with a guy in a paper mache headdress at the once legendary Olive Dell Ranch nudist resort near Redlands, California.  Having held out long after most similar facilities disappeared, a double murder and an uncooperative landlord forced the remaining nudists to either put on clothes or leave earlier this year.  A lawsuit with 56 plaintiffs has been filed.

 

1900

This testosterone infused little gathering took place around 1900.  I would love to have been 

able to attend.  Mr. Left got my immediate attention, but any of them would actually do.

 

John Davidson and Blackie Preston

This is from an unnamed Bob Mizer/AMG costume epic short 

film starring John Davidson (left) and Blackie Preston.

 

Chippendale

Ending the Halloween mini-set with a Chippendale inspired costume.

 

Odds and Ends - R-Rated

More odds and ends today, and this time we go R-rated,

starting with a guy who seems to be pondering something.

I know what I'm pondering.

 

Sideburns and fur

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Stream bed

This looks like a naked guy in a recenlty flooded stream bed.

 

Needs a date

I think this guy needs a date . . . badly.

 

Color

The color seems off here, but it's still a pretty nice picture.

 

Pair

There's something mysterious (and alluring) about this pair.

 

Tan lines

Nice tan lines on this mystery man.

 

Polaroid?

This may or may not be a Polaroid,

but it sure looks amateur.

 

Arboreal

Going arboreal with this guy in a leafy setting.

 

Questionable

I'm not even sure this last one is vintage, but it is interesting.

 

1951

All of today's photos were made in 1951.  We start with a Dutch naturist on the beach.

 

Mario Marello

British magazine Health and Strength featured Mario Marello 

on the cover of the March 8, 1951 edition.  It could be had for sixpence.

 

Ralph Kelly

This photo of Ray Cox is said to have been taken by Ralph Kelly in 1951.

 

James Richmond Barthe'

Quo Vadis is a 1951 sculpture by underappreciated African-American artist James Richmond Barth'.

 

Cleveland Browns

Thomas McAvoy took this photo in the Cleveland Browns' shower in 1951.

 

Bob Mizer

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It is said that Bob Mizer of AMG used his mother's silver sugar bowl to make the composite photo of Gustav Holmes.  More than one observer has likened it to him admiring himself as a trophy.

 

George Platt Lynes

This was one of many male nudes done by George Platt Lynes in 1951.

 

Marine Boot Camp

Mark Kaufmann took this 1951 photo for LIFE at a Marine Boot Camp.

 

Steve Cochran

Here we see actor Steve Cochran and a fish.  One of the original Hollywood "bad boys,"

he lived a potboiler of a life:  https://frombeneaththehollywoodsign.com/f/steve-cochran-hollywoods-original-bad-boy

 

Riebicke?

Our last 1951 photo from a German magazine matches a location and the style used by Gerhard Riebicke, but my source did list a photographer.  Herr Riebicke lived until 1957, so it might be his.