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If you have any interest in any of the following items please, call us at 215-665-1953 or e-mail us at info@albersheims.com. Boxing AutographsSammy Angott-(D. 1980) Boxing HOF'er. was known as a clever boxer who liked to follow up a clean punch by grabbing his opponent, causing him to be known as "The Clutch." On May 3, 1940, the 5-8 fighter gained recognition from the N.B.A as its world lightweight champion when he outpointed Davey Day over 15 rounds. In 1939 Angott outpointed Lew Jenkins, who was recognized as the world title holder, to become the undisputed lightweight king. He defended the title only once, a 15-round points win over Allie Stolz in May 1942. Angott, retired but returned to defeat the reigning world featherweight king, Willie Pep in a non-title bout. Eventually he regained the N.B.A. 135-pound crown by outpointing Slugger White in 15 rounds. He lost the title for good to Juan Zurita on March 8, 1944.In his career, Angott met the best fighters in the welterweight and lightweight divisions. He fought Sugar Ray Robinson, Bob Montgomery, Beau Jack, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, Redtop Davis, Sonny Boy West, and Ike Williams. Angott retired with a record of 99 wins (23 KOs), 28 losses and 8 draws. He was knocked out just once in his career, by Beau Jack in 1946. We offer a very signed and personalized 8x10 photo $395Sammy Angott-(D. 1980) undated handwritten letter that was the companion piece to this photo where he talks about his photo collection of himself and fishing. Cool item $195 Henry Armstrong-(D. 1988) Nearly every fighter in the IBHOF was a world champion. Several are multi-division champions. But the man known as Henry Armstrong, whose real name was Henry Jackson, is still the only fighter to ever hold world championships in three divisions (featherweight, lightweight and welterweight) simultaneously. That accomplishment in and of itself would merit enshrinement, but anyone who ever saw "Hurricane Hank" fight would agree that he was one of the all time greats of the ring. We offer a typed letter signed on Boy's Club letterhead from 1975 that he talks about meeting up with Joe Louis in Las Vegas. Very cool and tough autograph to find $495 Tommy Burns-(D. 1955) A largely forgotten and some-times belittled champion, Tommy Burns held the heavy-weight title for nearly three years and set a record for the most consecutive defenses by knockout. Burns, who acted as his own manager, also made a lot of money, an accomplishment that disting-uishes him from many top fighters. When, badly overmatched, he finally fell to Jack Johnson, there was no question that he displayed great courage. We offer an 8x10 photo of Burns as an older man that he signed and personalized on the verso a year before his death. Also comes as an added bonus his own handwritten personalized business card that he did not sign. Nice!!! $1250 Tony Canzoneri-(D. 1959 - Boxing HOF) accomplished more in the ring as a teenager than some fighters do in an entire career. Canzoneri fought for world titles in two divisions before he turned 20 and at the age of 22 was already a two-time champion. By 23, he was considered the best fighter, pound-for-pound, in the world. Canzoneri participated in 259 title-bout rounds and became boxing's third three-division champion. He turned pro in 1925 at the age of 16. He fought to a drew with Bud Taylor for the vacant NBA bantamweight title in 1927 and lost a rematch to Taylor in June. But by October, he won his first title, outpointing fellow Hall-of-Famer Johnny Dundee to win the featherweight crown. While he achieved much success early in his career, Tony certainly stood the test of time. He met 18 world champions and six Hall-of-Famers in a 15-year career. We offer a killer signed and personalized 8x10 photo in boxing pose. Possibly one of a kind!!! $995 Jack Dempsey-signed and personalized gorgeous vintage personalized 8x10 photo wearing boxing trunks and robe in black fountain pen .$350 Chris Dundee-(D) Like his younger brother Angelo, he adopted the name Dundee from Hall of Famer Johnny Dundee. Dundee began his apprenticeship in Philadelphia gyms and by 1928 was managing a stable of fighters. In 1930 he had his first world champion, flyweight Hall of Famer Midget Wolgast. He would later guide Ken Overlin to the New York State middleweight title in 1941 and Hall of Famer Ezzard Charles to the world heavyweight title in 1949. In the early 1930s Dundee also started promoting matches and became one of the leading promoters in the world during the post-television era. After promoting in and around Norfolk, Washington and Baltimore, he relocated to Miami Beach, Florida to promote at the Miami Beach Convention Center, which he did for 27 years. World title bouts such as Harold Johnson vs. Jesse Bowdry, Emile Griffith vs. Benny Paret and Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston were just a few of the major bouts he promoted in the Miami Beach area. For nearly 30 years he also owned and operated the world famous Fifth Street Gym in Miami where legends such as Muhammad Ali trained. Rediculously rare, there is almost nothing available autograph wise on this Boxing HOF'er. We offer a signed personal check dated 1942 paying back a loan that comes with a typed letter signed on his Chris Dundee Sport Promotions letterhead. Very cool pieces $995 Tony Galento-(D. 1979) was an American heavyweight boxer of Italian descent. Nicknamed "Two Ton" for his reasoning to his manager for being nearly late to one of his fights: "I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here". Galento was one of the most colorful fighters in the history of the sport. He wrestled an octopus, and boxed a kangaroo as publicity stunts for his fights. He also attempted to make some money by boxing a 550 lb. (250 kg) bear, as a stage attraction. On 28 June 1939 Galento fought for the heavyweight championship of the world against the redoubtable, all time great heavyweight champion, Joe Louis. At this time Louis was a virtual fighting machine and heavily favored (8 to 1) to stop Galento. The two fought in Yankee Stadium in New York. The short, balding Galento stunned the crowd, and his opponent, by staggering and hurting Louis with a powerful left hook in the first round. In the second round, Louis began hitting Galento with vicious combinations, opened a cut in Galento's mouth and floored the challenger with a powerful left hook that actually lifted Galento off his feet. This was the first time Galento had ever been knocked down in his professional career. In the third round, Louis again was hitting Galento with beautiful, precise combinations, when Galento caught him with a wild left hook. This time Louis went down. Louis, however, got up quickly, but took no chances for the remainder of the round. The fourth round was brutal for Galento, who really had no defense and was wide open for Louis' assault. Louis hit him with murderous combinations which forced the referee to finally stop the bout. After the fight, Galento blamed his corner for the loss. He contended that his trainers convinced him to change his style, and fight cleanly. Galento always regretted that he did not fight "his" fight and foul Louis. We offer a very cool 8x10 signed personalzied photo that depicts Galento hovering over Joe Louis $195 Marvelous Marvin Hagler-signed and personalized 8x10 photo signed during his boxing career in the 1980's. Hagler is a Boxing HOF'er and is considered one of the greatest pound for pound fighters ever. He is most remembered for his battles with Sugar Ray Leonard. Tough $95 Len Harvey-(D. 1976) Newest member of the Boxing HOF Class of 2008. He turned pro in 1920 and would go on to become one of the most decorated fighters in British boxing history. In 1926 he was unsuccessful in his first attempt at a British championship, drawing over 20 rounds with Harry Mason for the British welterweight title. Known for his powerful left hand, right cross and uppercut, Harvey defeated Alec Ireland (KO 7) for the British middleweight belt on May 16, 1929. After six successful defenses, he dropped the title to Jock McAvoy in 1933 but bounced back to capture both the British light heavyweight and heavyweight championships with wins over Eddie Phillips and Jack Peterson respectively later that year. His win over Peterson is considered one of the finest of his career. Harvey lost a 15-round decision in a 1932 world middleweight title bid to Marcel Thil in London. In 1939 he defeated McAvoy in a bout recognized by the British Boxing Board of Control as the world light heavyweight championship. Harvey announced his retirement from the ring on November 21, 1942 following a loss to Freddie Mills (KO by 2). We offer a signed and personalized 3.5" x 6" promotional photo in boxing garb and his championship belt. Awesome and rare!!! $850 Larry Holmes-This Boxing HOF'er is considered the best of the Heavyweights during the 1980's and early into the 90's until Mike Tyson took over dominating the Heavyweight ranks. Nice boxing pose signed 8x10 photo $95 Hank Kaplan-(D) introduction to boxing came as a teenager at Camp Wakitan in upstate New York when a smaller boy bloodied his nose. A life-long obsession with the sport and its intricacies was born. He engaged in several amateur bouts and one professional fight, which he won. With the onset of WW II, Kaplan joined the Coast Guard because one of his idols, Jack Dempsey, did the same, and served in the South Pacific as a chemical warfare specialist. After the war, Kaplan earned a biology degree from the University of Miami and worked for 30 years at the Center for Disease Control as a quarantine officer. In the 1950s he met Angelo and Chris Dundee at Miami's famous Fifth Street Gym and was soon serving as their public relations consultant. At the same time, Kaplan began amassing the largest private collection of boxing archives. Over the next 50 years he would become recognized as the foremost historian in the world. In addition to his archives, Kaplan is the founder and editor of Boxing Digest magazine, editor of Boxing World and served as consultant to such media outlets as Sports Illustrated, London Times, Der Stern and HBO. For over two decades Kaplan was The Ring's Florida correspondent and has written and published boxing features and historical pieces for boxing journals all over the world. Authors, filmmakers, researchers and sportswriters often seek Kaplan's expertise and opinions. Kaplan served as technical director for the Marciano vs. Ali computerized bout in 1970. He has 254 credits in GOAT, the Ali compendium and the biggest boxing book ever published. In 2002 Kaplan received the James J. Walker Award from the Boxing Writers Association of America for "Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing." Still based in Miami, Kaplan works daily preserving the legends and lore of the "sweet science." He is a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame. Signed 3x5 card $95 Joe Louis-is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions who has ever lived. He was praised and loved by America, until the day of his death. He held the title for over 11 years, recording 25 successful defenses of the title. In 2003, Ring Magazine rated Joe Louis No. 1 on the list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. In 1952, Louis was invited to play in the San Diego Open on a sponsor's exemption, and became the first African American ever to play in this PGA Tour event. We offer Vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Louis and another gentleman on a putting green during a round of golf, signed in fountain pen, "Joe Louis 10/12/48," and also signed in fountain pen, "A nice game, Regards, Jack Donahue," presumably the other gentleman on the green. Fantastic shot with a killer signature that has the original photographer stamp on the back of the photo. A rare historical shot as Louis did a lot for black golfers on the PGA circuit and became a Civil Rights pioneer .$650 Rocky Marciano-(D. 1969 in a plane crash) was the heavyweight champion of the world from 1952 to 1956. Marciano, with forty-three knockouts to his credit (87.8% knockout rate), remains the only heavyweight champion in boxing history to retire having won every fight in his professional career. We offer a signed document that is an unexecuted order to sell stock $950 Floyd Patterson-(D) At 21, Patterson became the youngest man to win the world heavyweight championship. He had a record of 55 wins 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by knockout. We offer a gorgeous signed 8x10 photo in boxing pose from this HOF'er $95 Gene Tunney-HOF'er and legendary Heavyweight Champ forever remembered for his fights against Jack Dempsey signed 3x5 $150 Kid Williams-(D. 1963) who fought for nineteen years, is considered one of the top bantamweights of all time. He made his professional debut in 1910 and went unbeaten until running in to knockout artist George Chaney who knocked him out. Williams got a title shot in 1914 against Johnny Coulon whom he knocked out in three rounds. He fought against many champions but defended just twice, fighting boxers like Pete Herman, Johnny Kilbane and Memphis Pal Moore. Upon losing the title in 1917 to Herman, he fought guys like Joe Dundee, Joe Lynch, Pancho Villa and Frankie Genaro before retiring in 1929. He is a member of the Boxing HOF. We offer a super cool 8x10 photo that he signed and dated 1962, one year before the Baltimore Tiger's death .$995 |
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