Boxer who simultaneously held the featherweight, welterweight and lightweight championships in 1938. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Herbert Hoover Boys’ Club of St. Louis letterhead, February 5, 1975. Letter regarding Douglas Lewis’s induction into the Boxing Hall of Fame of Canada. In part: “I’m especially happy for him because Doug to me has always been a very diligent worker in the boxing world as I knew him and was associated with him when I lived on the coast…I’m also being honored in Las Vegas…where Joe Louis former Heavyweight Champion of the world will be the host. This time I be inducted into the ‘Black Hall of Fame.’” Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. In fine condition, with a PSA/DNA authentication label affixed to lower left. R&R COA.
