Judge — April 25, 1931 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon titled "In Ancient Times: Weighing in Ye Fighters" depicts a medieval or fantasy scene where armored knights and fighters are being weighed on a large scale suspended from above, as crowds observe. The scale appears to be a judge's scale, reinforced by the "JUDGE" header. The satire likely mocks prize-fighting or boxing matches, where fighters are traditionally "weighed in" before competition to ensure fair matchups by weight class. By placing this modern sporting practice in a ridiculous "ancient times" setting with knights and medieval pageantry, the cartoon ridicules the formality and spectacle surrounding boxing weigh-ins, suggesting the practice is as absurd as imagining medieval warriors being formally measured before combat.