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Lot #1403
Boxing

Tremendous vintage boxing collection

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Tremendous vintage boxing collection

Enormous collection of approximately 140 items, primarily consisting of vintage signed photos as well as a few letters and documents, each signed by a boxer. The great majority are signed by old-time boxers, from the notable to the obscure, dating back to as early as 1905. Signers include: Muhammad Ali, Tony Alongi, Jr., Bruno Arcari, Freddie Archer, Earl Baird, Sammy Baker, Carmen Basilio, Bill Beard, George Becker, Sid Bert, Robert Blevins, Knut and Jurgen Blin, Paul Boesch, George Bothner, Harvey Bright, Orville Brown, Red Burman, Bob Cairns, Tony Caponi, Rocky Castellani, Jack Clancy, Mike Clancy, James Connor, Young Corbett III, Harry Crossley, Jefferson Davis, Henry Dionne, Assane Diouf, ‘Battling’ Odin Dudrich (2), James Duffy, Don Dunphy (2), Richard ‘Bam-Bam’ Duran, Rudy Dusek, M. Jack Edwards, Leif Erickson, Johnny Ertle, Elmer Ester, Eddie Farrell, Lester Felton (2), Harry Finkelstein, Hugh ‘Pat’ Floyd, Nat Franks, Frankie Genaro, Joey Giambra, Joe Glick, Rodolfo Gonzales, Harry Gordon, Alvin Green (2), Eddie Gribbon, Yukio Gushiken, Willie Harmon, Dwight Hawkins, Jim Henry, Abe ‘The Newsboy’ Hollandersky (2), Evander Holyfield, Owen ‘Kid’ Hooker, Duke Johnson, John Lester Johnson, Marty Kane, Jim Kenrick, Joe Ketchel, Young Ketchel, Johnny Kilbane, Joe Kukal, Jean Labalette, Glen Lee, Johnny Leonard, Sugar Ray Leonard, Michele Leone, Gus Lesnevich, Dick Lever, Dave Levin, Hilly Levine, Tommy Lown, Rosario ‘Kid Locke’ Lucca, Rocky Luce, Joe Lynch, George Macricostas, Jack Malone, Nathan Mann, Tami Mauriello, Joey Maxim, Jim McCoy, Duke McKenzie, Ferd Mehlhoff, Bobby Michaels, Pal Moran, Claude Noel, Shamus O’Brien (6), Martins de Olivera, Manuel Ortiz, Roland Parshall, Henry Paz, Jack Petersen, Tuzo Portuguez (2), Young Pulver, Long Sing Que, Charlie ‘Phil’ Rosenberg, Maxie Rosenbloom (2), Al Rossberg, Otis Rudd, Red Ryan, Rudiger Schmidtke, Bubi Scholz, Don Sinibaldi, Midget Smith, Paul Smith, Howard C. Tait, Wladislaw Talun, Georgie ‘Kid’ Texas, Eddie Thiel, Joe Tipman, Vic Toweel, Mario Trigo, Mike Tyson, Johnny de Villiers, Vinnie Vines, Mike Weaver, Al Webster, Ike Weir, Herb Welch, Jack White, Jimmy Wilde, Harry ‘Spider’ Winkler, and Lester Young. In overall very good to fine condition. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #423 - Ended February 12, 2014