Colorful African-American boxer (1878–1946) who held the world heavyweight championship from 1908 to 1915 and whose achievements in and out of the ring created an unprecedented storm of racially charged controversy. Johnson’s tumultuous personal life and career were dramatized in the classic play (and subsequent film) The Great White Hope. Vintage 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Johnson throwing a left hand, signed vertically in fountain pen. In very good condition, with scattered light soiling and silvering, a few small corner tip dings, and a vertical crease under Johnson’s signature. One of the most eagerly sought of all boxing autographs! Auction LOA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
