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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 $395Abe Attell-(D. 1970) (Boxing HOF) Abe Attell held the World Featherweight Championship in 1903 and 1904 and from 1906 to 1912. The 54, 122-pound Attell won his title four months short of his seventeenth birthday, defeating Johnny Reagan in 20 rounds. He lost his crown to Tony Sullivan one year later but regained it in February 1906 with a decision over Jimmy Walsh. Attell successfully defended his championship 21 times during the nine years he held the title. Attell regularly bet on himself during fights, a common practice of that time, and gambling would eventually tarnish his ring accomplishments forever. The featherweight champ was involved in fixing the 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds and was indicted after several White Sox players testified before an Illinois grand jury. Attell maintained his innocence and the charges against him were dropped when the prosecution could not produce enough evidence. We offer a lined signed 3x5 card. TOUGH!! $395 Jack Blackburn -(D. 1942) Boxing HOF. He had a fine career as a fighter but is honored in the Hall of Fame for his even greater achievement as the trainer of Joe Louis. Born in Versailles, Kentucky in 1883, Blackburn was the son of a minister. He moved with his family to Terre Haute, Indiana, where he first began boxing, then headed to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to continue his ring career. He was quick, had a fine jab, and a powerful left hook, and though he weighed only 135 pounds, often fought much larger men. He made good showings against such greats as Joe Gans and Sam Langford (who outweighed him by 45 pounds), and he gave Philadelphia Jack O'Brien all he could handle in a no-decision bout in 1908. In January 1909, Blackburn's career was derailed when he went on a shooting spree in Philadelphia. In the midst of an argument, he killed three people, including his wife. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ten to fifteen years in prison. Blackburn, who gave boxing lessons to the warden and his children, was released on good behavior after four years and eight months. Blackburn returned to professional boxing, taking on opponents such as Ed ("Gunboat") Smith and Harry Greb. He retired from fighting in 1923 after losing by knockout to Panama Joe Gans and Ray Pelkey. Blackburn posted an official career record of 38-3-12 with 50 no-decisions. He claimed to have fought 385 times. Blackburn then became a trainer and guided weak puncher Sammy Mandell to the lightweight title in 1926. Blackburn also trained Bud Taylor, who won the bantamweight title in 1927. Blackburn also worked briefly with Jersey Joe Walcott in Philadelphia. Blackburn at first expressed skepticism about Louis, predicting that a black heavyweight would not have many opportunities. Nevertheless, Blackburn worked tirelessly with Louis, schooling him on every aspect of fighting, such as balance, stepping forward when throwing a punch, and hitting with accuracy. According to Hall of Fame trainer Eddie Futch, Blackburn changed Louis from a "box and move" type to a more aggressive fighter. Though Blackburn was tough on Louis, the two grew close and called each other "Chappie." Louis later said, "Chappie made a fighter out of me. He was my closest friend." Blackburn had problems with drinking and with arthritis during the time he trained Louis. In 1935, he was indicted for perjury and manslaughter in a case that was later dropped. Blackburn's health deteriorated and, in 1942, he died of a heart attack. We offer a 2 1/4 x 3 1/2'' card signed in mint black ink is dated 1/5/42 only a few months before his death. He is an incredibly tough autograph. The first we've ever owned $1295 William Brady -(D. 1945) This HOF'er is the only man to manage two undisputed world heavyweight champions, James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries. He also produced more than 260 plays, and enjoyed high-stakes gambling. He was known for having said, "The Lord is always good to the honest gambler." Against infamous gambler Arnold Rothstein, who gained notoriety in baseball's Black Sox scandal, he won a cut of cards - and $15,000. Brady was in Corbett's corner for the historic showdown with John L. Sullivan. The manager later split with the champ. In 1898, Brady joined the management team of the up-and-coming James J. Jeffries. Brady arranged an East-coast tour for Jeffries. After a series of grueling fights against mediocre opposition Brady recognized that Jeffries needed to improve his defense and overall boxing ability. Brady enlisted the efforts of the legendary trainer of that time, Tommy Ryan, who polished Jim's skills and made him a championship caliber pugilist. We offer a typed letter signed on his William Brady Playhouse letterhead turning down a lecture proposal. Tough $1150 Panama Al Brown- (D. 1951 at the age of 49 - HOF) bantamweight boxer from Panama who made history by becoming boxing's first hispanic world champion. Brown was a native of the city of Colon. He was elected to the Boxing HOF in 1992. GREAT VINTAGE AND VERY RARE SIGNED BACK TO BACK ALBUM PAGE OF TWO REAL DIFFICULT AUTOGRAPHS PANAMA AL BROWN AND FORMER CHAMP TEDDY BALDOCK (D. 1971)ProbablySIGNED IN LONDON IN 1931 THE DAY THEY FOUGHT AND PANAMA STOPPED BALDOCK IN THE 12TH RD. Baldock was forced to retire in 1933 because of damaged hands. He died in poverty in 1971. Killer and rare autographs $1250 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!!! $995 Georges Carpentier-(D. 1975) Perhaps the greatest European fighter of all time, Georges Carpentier competed in virtually every weight class. He started fighting in the savatte style-in which the use of the feet was allowed-but his manager, Francois Descamps, quickly switched him to conventional boxing. Carpentier's formidable skills allowed him to become a professional in 1908 at just fourteen years old, fighting as either a flyweight or a bantamweight. In 1911, Carpentier knocked out Robert Eustache to win the French welterweight title. He also triumphed over Young Joseph in a knock-out win for the European welterweight title. The next year he added the European middleweight title. Carpentier's collection of titles grew in 1913 when he claimed the European light heavyweight title with a second-round knockout of Bandsman Rice and the European heavyweight title with a fourth-round knockout of Bombardier Billy Wells In 1920, Carpentier came to the United States and became a favorite of American fans as well. He knocked out Battling Levinsky in four rounds in Jersey City to claim the world light heavyweight title. The next year, master promoter Tex Rickard paired Carpentier with Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship of the world. Over 80,000 people paid $1,789,238 to attend the match at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City. Blessed with extremely quick hands and feet and a strong right, Carpentier believed that he had a good chance to defeat Dempsey, even though the champion outweighed him by twenty pounds. In the second round, Carpentier broke his thumb with a punch that sent Dempsey reeling into the ropes. In the fourth, Dempsey knocked Carpentier down. Carpentier rose at the count of nine, but a left to the face and a right to the heart sent him down again, this time for the knockout. In 1922, Carpentier defended his light heavyweight title with a one-round knockout of Hall of Famer Ted ("Kid") Lewis but then lost it to Battling Siki, who knocked him out in six. Carpentier lost to the future heavyweight champion Gene Tunney in the fifteenth when his corner threw in the towel to protect him from further punishment. Carpentier remained active through 1926. In retirement, he acted in French Jimmy Wilde-(D. 1969) (HOF 1990)Heavyweight champion Gene Tunney lauded Jimmy Wilde as "the greatest fighter I ever saw." The frail-looking Wilde, whose skinny limbs and protruding ribs belied the power of his punches, became the first flyweight champion to be recognized in the United States as well as in Britain. The flyweight class was established in England in 1909 by the National Sporting Club, but American recognition of the division did not come until 1916, the year Wilde took the world title. We offer the cover of the Joe Cornelis vs Peter Kane boxing fight program from 1947 signed by both of these boxing legends (they were in attendance) in pencil). RARE. $495 Ezzard Charles-(D. 1975) never weighed more than 200 pounds, but he was an outstanding heavyweight champion. Charles won the 1939 AAU National middleweight title before turning pro in 1940. Many of Charles' early fights were against the world's top middleweight and light heavyweights. He defeated the likes Teddy Yarosz, Charley Burley and Joey Maxim and drew with Ken Overlin. After military service during World War II, Charles defeated Hall of Famer Archie Moore and avenged losses to Lloyd Marshall and Jimmy Bivins to earn a No. 2 ranking at light heavyweight in 1946. He fought five light heavyweight champions, beating four of them, but never challenged for the light heavyweight crown. Charles finally won the vacant NBA heavyweight title by defeating Jersey Joe Walcott in 1949. He earned worldwide recognition as heavyweight king the next year by decisioning an aged Joe Louis. After three successful defenses of the undisputed crown, he lost the title in a third battle with Walcott. After Walcott lost to Rocky Marciano, Charles challenged the Rock in two unforgettable fights. The first time Marciano retained the title on a close decision and, two months later, stopped Charles in the eighth round of a fight that was nearly stopped because Marciano's nose was split open. We offer a signed postcard photo in steel tipped pen during his reign as Heavyweight Champion that was put out by his management team $495 Carlos Teo Cruz-(D. 1970 at the age of 32 in tragic airplane crash) was a boxer from the Dominican Republic. Considered by many Dominican boxing fans to be one of the finest boxers ever born in that country, Cruz was world Lightweight champion from 1968 to 1970. He spent the first half of 1964 touring Australia, where he won 5 fights and lost one. Then, he returned to Latin America, his first fight after arriving in Australia being a major step up in quality of opposition for him: In Caracas, he met fellow world champion boxer Carlos Morocho Hernandez. He was knocked out in four rounds by Hernandez. On to Panama City, where he lost a ten round decision to Julio Ruiz. He finished his year by beating Marcos Morales in Santo Domingo. In 1965, he was undefeated. He fought in St. Croix, in Mayagüez, in Caguas and in London among other places. He won all ten of his bouts that year. He won 8 bouts, lost 1 and drew 1 in 1966. He drew with Jaime Valladares in Quito, and lost to Frankie Narvaez in San Juan. But he also beat former world title challenger Bunny Grant. In 1967, he avenged his loss to Narvaez, and went undefeated the rest of the year, securing his position as the world's number one challenger among Lightweights. He won three more fights to begin 1968, and then, on June 29 in Santo Domingo, he was given his first chance to challenge for a world title. He became world Lightweight champion when he defeated Carlos Ortiz by a decision in fifteen rounds. He defended the world title with a fifteen round decision over Mando Ramos in Los Angeles, and then, he closed the year by winning a non-title bout in Tokyo, also by decision, in ten. There was a rematch between Cruz and Ramos, also held in Los Angeles. The second time around, Ramos became world Lightweight champion by beating Cruz with a nine round knockout. Cruz went on to win his next three bouts of 1969. On January 17 of 1970, Cruz won what would turn out to be, tragically, his last fight. He beat Benito Juarez in San Juan by a decision in ten, and then returned to Santo Domingo. On February 15, he was flying back to San Juan alongside his family for a rematch with Ortiz, when their Dominicana de Aviacion DC-9 plane crashed into the waters of the Caribbean shortly after take-off, killing Cruz, his wife and 18-month child, and the rest of the passengers, among which also were a large part of Puerto Rico's national volleyball team (see: Dominicana DC-9 air disaster) Cruz had a record of 66 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws as a professional boxer, 34 wins coming by knockout. We offer a signed Boxing Illustrated Magazine cover. SUPER RARE $1495 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 $850 Jackie Fields -(D. 1987) (HOF 2004) began his amateur career in Los Angeles in the early 1920s and, at the age of 16, won the featherweight gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. He turned pro in 1924 and in late 1925 Hall of Famer Jimmy McLarnin kayoed him, the only time in his career he was stopped. Fields also engaged in two bouts with Hall of Fame lightweight champion Sammy Mandell (ND12, L10) in 1927 and 1928 respectively. Victories over King Tut, Mushy Callahan, Vince Dundee, Jack Zivic and Young Jack Thompson positioned Fields for a shot at the vacant NBA welterweight title on March 25, 1929 against Thompson. Fields captured the title via 10-round decision and then defeated Joe Dundee (WF2) to win universal recognition as welterweight champion. Wins over Vince Dundee (W10), Gorilla Jones (W10) and a loss to Young Corbett III in a non-title bout (L10) followed before losing his title to Thompson in 1930 (L15). He bounced back to regain the diadem with a 10-round win over Lou Brouillard on January 28, 1932. He lost the title to Young Corbett III (L10) the next year and retired following a 10-round win over Young Peter Jackson. Fields amazingly fought his last several bouts with vision in only one eye, having previously suffered from a detached retina in an automobile accident. Widely regarded as scientific boxer with tremendous stamina and a solid punch, Fields' record stands at 72-9-2, 2ND, 1NC (30KOs). We offer a signed 3x5 card $149 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 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 John Jackson -(D. 1845) HOF - see Bill Richmond for dual signed document James J. Jeffries-(D. 1953) (HOF) was the heavyweight Champion of the world. His greatest assets were his enormous strength and stamina. Using a technique taught to him by his trainer, former welterweight and middleweight champion Tommy Ryan, Jeffries fought out of a crouch with his left arm extended forward. He was able to absorb tremendous punishment while wearing his opponents down. On his way to the title in 1898, Jeffries knocked out Peter Jackson, the great black boxer whom John L. Sullivan had refused to fight, in three rounds. On June 9, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York he defeated Bob Fitzsimmons to win the Heavyweight championship of the world. Six years after retiring, Jeffries made a comeback on July 4, 1910 at Reno, Nevada. He fought champion Jack Johnson, who had staked his claim to the heavyweight championship by defeating Tommy Burns at Rushcutters Bay in Australia in 1908. The fight, which was promoted and refereed by legendary fight promoter Tex Rickard, and became known as "The Fight of the Century", soon became a symbolic battleground of the races. The media, eager for a "Great White Hope", found a champion for their racism in Jeffries. He said, "I am going into this fight for the sole purpose of proving that a white man is better than a Negro." A furor was created at the fight, as a ringside band played, "All coons look alike to me." The fight was stopped after the 15th round when Jeffries' corner threw in the towel. Jeffries made no excuses at the time. After the bout Jeffries acknowledged, however, that not even in his prime could he have defeated Johnson. We offer a Canary-colored certificate of victory, for a Bill Cooper in "an Amateur Boxing Bout," carries bold pencil signature of the man whose School of Boxing presents this 8 ¾ x 11" document - James J. Jeffries. Great item $1495 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 Doc Kearns -(D. 1963) (HOF 1990) Best known as heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey's manager, Jack (Doc) Kearns spent over 60 years in boxing. Kearns and Dempsey, both rough-and-tumble characters with a great zest for life, were partners for six years. In 1917, Kearns and Dempsey met. Though Kearns claimed Dempsey came to his aid in a bar fight, others said that Kearns had seen him fight in New York and was impressed with his crude power. Kearns guided Dempsey to the championship in 1919 with a victory over Jess Willard. He was a master of publicity and was largely responsible for making possible the first million-dollar gate in boxing history when Dempsey fought Georges Carpentier. Kearns' managerial acumen also allowed Dempsey to receive $300,000 for a fight in Shelby, Montana which virtually bankrupted the town. Dempsey split with Kearns after the Dempsey-Firpo fight in 1923. Dempsey and his new wife, actress Estelle Taylor, believed that Kearns had been mishandling the fighter's funds. The parting was acrimonious and involved multiple lawsuits. Although Kearns's greatest success was with Dempsey, he remained active as a fight manager until his death on July 17, 1963. Among the other fighters he managed were Hall of Famers Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, and Mickey Walker. He spent five years in the employ of the International Boxing Club, setting matches. When asked to testify before the Kefauver committee, Kearns positively impressed the panel of senators and did not prove to be directly linked to the organized crime figures who heavily influenced the International Boxing Club. Kearns has also been credited with staging the first fight in Las Vegas-a 1955 bout between Moore and Nino Valdes. We offer a signature from an autograph album with his photo attached. TOUGH!!! $695 Lord Lonsdale-(D. 1944) BOXING HOF - As the first president of the National Sporting Club, which governed boxing in England from 1891 to 1929, Hugh Cecil Lowtner, the fifth Earl of Lonsdale, helped establish the club as the major force in English boxing. He donated the original Lonsdale belts presented to English champions. Lonsdale's great wealth allowed him to live a life of leisure and luxury. He had a genuine love for and knowledge of boxing. He was taught to box by Hall of Famer Jem Mace. In an era when boxing was not considered respectable, Lonsdale was one of the few aristocrats to take an interest in seeing that bouts took place fairly under proper rules. He appeared in court to assist boxers prosecuted for ring fatalities. He also had a role in the development of the original Queensberry Rules and the padded boxing glove. As president of the National Sporting Club, Lonsdale expanded his efforts to legitimize boxing. In 1909, he offered the first Lonsdale Belt to the lightweight champion of England. We offer a very rare signed calling card dated 1944 that has been attached to an album page dated 1924. RARE!!! $1250 Freddie Mills - (D. 1965 at the age of 46 by suicide possibly murdered) was an English boxer, who was the world light heavyweight boxing champion from 1948 to 1950. In May 1946, he was given a shot at the world light-heavyweight title when he was matched with the current champion, American, Gus Lesnevich. The fight took place at Harringay Arena, and Mills took a terrible beating, probably the worst of his career. He was knocked down twice in the second round, but managed to fight his way back in the subsequent rounds. However he was caught again in the second round and put down twice before the referee stopped the fight. It has been claimed that he was not in proper shape for the fight. On July 26 1948, Mills was matched against Gus Lesnevich for his second attempt at the world light-heavyweight title. Mills was in much better shape for this fight, held at the White City Stadium, London. The fight lasted fifteen rounds and Mills boxed well, putting Lesnevich down twice, securing a points decision and the world title. Later, the sounds from Lesnevich's camp and the American press seemed to be indicating that Lesnevich's defeat was down to his continual problems to reach the Light Heavyweight limit of 175 pounds. However, while his difficulties in making weight were undeniable (Lesnevich regularly fought around the 180 pound mark taking on good fighters such as Tami Mauriello, Jimmy Bivins and later Ezzard Charles) his defeat was largely brought about by the cuts over both of his eyes, which had streamed with blood from the opening round onwards. In June 1949, Mills again stepped up to heavyweight, when he challenged Bruce Woodcock for his British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles. They fought at the White City Stadium, and Mills showed his usual courage but was knocked out in the fourteenth round.On January 24 1950, Mills defended his world title against American, Joey Maxim at Earls Court, London. Mills dominated the fight for the first three rounds but Maxim began to overhaul him in the following rounds, until in the tenth he caught Mills with a flurry of head punches and won by a knockout. Mills' reign as world champion was over, and a few weeks later, he announced his retirement.On 24 July 1965 he was found shot in the head in his car, parked in a cul-de-sac behind his nightclub. He died later in the Middlesex Hospital. He had told the nightclub staff that he was going for a nap in his car, something that he often did. A week or two previously he had borrowed a rifle from a friend who ran a shooting gallery. Although the rifle was not in working order when borrowed, it had apparently been repaired and was found in the car alongside him. The coroner's inquest heard that the angle of the bullet was consistent with a self-inflicted wound and the inquest ruled that he had committed suicide. According to a new book, there is speculation that Mills was either murdered or killed himself based on the assumption that he possibly killed 8 women. We offer a cut signature from the back of a letter. Very RARE!!! $595 Ken Norton & Eddie Futch-Norton was a fixture in the heavyweight ranks during a time that many consider the finest era of the division. Norton, who turned pro in 1967, burst onto the scene in 1973 when he earned a split decision and the NABF heavyweight title with a 12-round decision over Muhammad Ali, which was only Ali's second loss. While many consider Ali the greatest heavyweight in history, it was Norton who gave him three of his closest fights. He is a member of the Boxing HOF. Futch who finally retired from boxing in 1998 at age 87, is not only one of the greatest trainers in boxing, but one of the sport's true gentlemenworked with champions Bob Foster, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Alexis Arguello, Marlon Starling, Virgil Hill, Wayne McCullough, Michael Spinks, Larry Holmes and Riddick Bowe. Futch maybe be best known for developing the strategy that caused Muhammad Ali his first two defeats. He trained both Frazier and Norton for the wins over Ali. We offer a signed 8.5" x 13" giving Boxing HOF trainer, Eddie Futch (D) the power of attorney to negotiate boxing contracts for Ken Norton. Also signed by Ken Norton's manager, Arthur Rivkin and the athletic commissioner of California dated 1970 $295 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 Charlie Phil Rosenberg-(D. 1976) turned professional as a bantamweight in 1921 with less than stellar results; he lost four of five fights that year (the other bout was a draw). The following year, he struggled early, losing his first two bouts, including a 12-round decision to future flyweight champion Frankie Genaro in May 1922. Two months later, Rosenberg won his first professional fight. He was steadily improving and showing a propensity for toughness (he was never knocked down during his career). By 1924, Rosenberg was turning into a good fighter and was using his speed and punching ability better than he had earlier in his career. Rosenberg won nine straight fights, including three knockouts, to set up a title bout. In order to make weight for the title fight, the 5' 4" Rosenberg had to lose 39 pounds in 10 weeks. His trainer, Ray Arcel, who cajoled Rosenberg into losing the weight, recalled that Charley "hated me ... He used to scream at me: 'You copper!' But he made the weight and went fifteen tough rounds ..." Rosenberg won his world bantamweight crown on March 20, 1925, in New York City, decisioning Eddie Martin in 15 rounds. Rosenberg was described by Time Magazine as "as wan as if he had spent his life loitering with La Belle Dame Sans Merci beside her autumnal lake, her birdless woods; his face was drawn, his body lean almost to emaciation. He was a young Jew, the challenger.... For 13 rounds, the sturdy champion took a dreadful drubbing.... At the end of the 15th round, the referee lifted the hand of the challenger, Charley ("Phil") Rosenberg, thus giving him the title of the champion. He remained champion until February 4, 1927, when he was forced to relinquish his crown because he could not make the division's legal weight in a title defense against contender Bushy Graham. The fight went on as scheduled, and Rosenberg won a 15-round decision. Rosenberg fought only two more matches, winning both, including a victory over former Featherweight Champion Johnny Dundee in January 1929, before deciding to retire. Rosenberg, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. We offer a lined personalized 3x5 card $95 Tommy Ryan -(D. 1948) Boxing HOF'er was a famed welterweight and middleweight champion who fought from 1887-1907. Ryan was considered an excellent boxer-puncher, and many consider him one of the all time greatest middleweight champions. His won lost record is 86 wins (68 KO's), 3 losses and 6 draws. He also fought a few No Contests, as was usual for the era. Ryan first won the welterweight title in a match with Mysterious Billy Smith on July 26, 1894. He was defeated by Kid McCoy by KO in round 15 on March 2, 1896. This bout forms part of the lore of the McCoy legend. McCoy served as a sparring partner for Ryan, and absorbed many beatings at the hands of his employer. Ryan was notorious for being unmerciful on his sparring partners. As a result, McCoy hated Ryan, and sought revenge. It is alleged that McCoy, who was thin, pale and frail looking persuaded Ryan that he was seriously ill before their fight. McCoy, who was famed as a trickster, purportedly rubbed flour on his face so as to appear deathly ill. Ryan is said to have fallen for the ruse, failed to train properly and was not in top condition for the bout. Whether true or not, McCoy scored an upset win over Ryan in the non-title match. Ryan was also instrumental in the career of heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. In fact, Ryan is credited with changing Jeffries' stance and teaching him to fight out of a crouch. Ryan also seconded James J. Corbett in his second attempt to wrest the heavyweight crown from Jeffries. Corbett however, blamed Ryan's strategy for his defeat. In 2003, Ryan was listed in the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. We offer a signed pencil cut from an autograph album signed in the 30's. RARE!!!! $950 (K) Tom Sharkey-(d. 1953) was a boxer who fought two fights with heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Sharkey's recorded ring career spanned from 1893 to 1904. He is credited with having won 41 fights (with 37 KOs), 7 losses and 5 draws. Sharkey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Signed pencil cut from an autograph album from the 30's. RARE $1150 (K) Billy Soose-(D. 1998 - HOF inductee 2009) An accomplished amateur fighter (176 bouts, 170 wins), Soose was a three-time Golden Gloves champion and a U.S. amateur champion. He earned a scholarship to box at Penn State, going undefeated in two years (17-0, 17 KOs) and capturing the 1937 national intercollegiate title. So dominant was Soose, boxing officials passed a law barring winners of Golden Gloves tournaments from intercollegiate boxing, effectively ending his college career. Soose turned pro in 1938 under the managerial eye of Paul Moss. A superb boxer with a sharp left jab, the savvy Soose began his march to the world middleweight title. Wins over Babe Risko (KO 3), Paul Pirrone (W 6), Tami Mauriello (W 10) and non-title bouts with NYSAC recognized champ Ken Overlin (W 10) and NBA champion Tony Zale (W10) had many calling him the "uncrowned champion." In 1941 he defeated Overlin for the NYSAC title (W 15). Following three non-title bouts, he relinquished the crown to campaign as a light heavyweight. He retired in 1942 following a loss to Jimmy Bivins (L 10) with a record of 34-6-1 (13 KOs). We offer a signed handwritten letter on his personal letterhead with his photo on it from 1992. $150 Gene Tunney-HOF'er and legendary Heavyweight Champ forever remembered for his fights against Jack Dempsey signed 3x5 $150 Randy Turpin -(D. 1966) Boxing HOF. As a professional, he won the British and European middleweight titles before scoring a major upset over Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Robinson on July 10, 1951 to win the world title. Of his 66 wins, 48 came by knockout. According to articles, reports and a book about his life, Turpin couldn't deal with the fact that after losing his world title, perhaps he wasn't as asked for and talked about by his fans as when he was a world champion, and he committed suicide in 1966 at the age of 38. This is a signed postcard sized photo with his management info on the front. Very tough autograph .$595 Jimmy Wilde-(D. 1969) (HOF 1990)Heavyweight champion Gene Tunney lauded Jimmy Wilde as "the greatest fighter I ever saw." The frail-looking Wilde, whose skinny limbs and protruding ribs belied the power of his punches, became the first flyweight champion to be recognized in the United States as well as in Britain. The flyweight class was established in England in 1909 by the National Sporting Club, but American recognition of the division did not come until 1916, the year Wilde took the world title. We offer the cover of the Joe Cornelis vs Peter Kane boxing fight program from 1947 signed by both of these boxing legends (they were in attendance) in pencil). RARE $495 Jimmy Wilde -(see Georges Carpentier) Chalky Wright - BOXING HOF 1997 (D. 1957 when he slipped in the tub and drowned at the age of 45 - it was rumored that he was murdered) was a African-American featherweight boxer and world champion. He fought from 1928 to 1948, and his career record was 158 wins (77 KO), 43 losses and 17 draws. In 2003, Wright made the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Wright served as a chauffeur and bodyguard for Mae West. We offer a signed 3x5 card that he wrote a note saying that he enjoyed all 346 fights that he had. RARE!!!!! $850 |
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