Boxer (1889-1973) who was bantamweight champion of the world from 1910 to 1914. Upon retiring, the diminutive man had a stage act where he challenged people to pick him up-and no one succeeded. Coulon's trick was to feign a struggle and press a nerve on his opponent's neck, rendering them unable to lift him—even Primo Carnera. Vintage pearl-finish 4.75 x 6.75 portrait photo of Coulon in a great full-length pugilistic pose by the Apeda Studio of New York, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to a fellow Hall of Fame boxer, "To my friend & pal, Billy Papke, greatest middleweight as ever, from, Johnny Coulon, Bantamweight Champion of the World, Minneapolis, Minn., 6/1/13.” In fine condition. A rare and terrific photograph of Coulon that's made all the more desirable by its inscription to a middleweight boxing legend—sportswriter Nat Fleischer, original owner of Ring Magazine, ranked Papke as the seventh best middleweight of all time, and announcer Charley Rose ranked him as the tenth greatest middleweight in boxing history.
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