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réf. 104092The Ring. Zale vs. Graziano. August 1948. Vol. XXVII. No. 7. New York: The Ring Inc. December 1952. 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some chips and wear at extremities spine in good shape paper fragile a couple of margin tears browning and aging; about very good. The Zale and Graziano cover relates to coverage of the third and final bout between these two fights. Zale regained his middleweight title with a third round knockout of Graziano. All three of their fights were won inside the distance and have to be considered among the most brutal in boxing history. books
1931réf. 1041114to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some extremity wear and corner folds spine with a little wear still covers and spine in very nice shape normal aging and browning; very good. This early issue of Ring Magazine is in nice condition. A featured article covers successful "Negro" boxers. This article looks at recent boxers including Harry Wills Tiger Flowers and Battling Siki. A historically significant article at least to boxing fans is an editorial by Nat Fleischer that talks about Tony Canzoneri's capture of the featherweight crown from Al Singer and a loss by Jimmy McLarnin at the hands of Billy Petrolle. The Ring Inc., books
1929réf. 10804N.p. New York: Privately Printed 1929. Octavo. Cloth-backed gold-foil boards; bright fuchsia endpapers; 80p. Subscriber's Edition limited to 200 hand-numbered copies this is no. 47. Probably a pirated edition published after the 1928 Covici printing; the Reginald Marsh illustrations not present in this edition. The single text decoration is of a quality that puts us firmly in mind of our favorite booklegger Samuel Roth. Boards edge-rubbed with foil rubbed through on edges; internally clean and unmarked. A solidly Very Good copy lacking the scarce dustwrapper. Privately Printed unknown books
1976réf. biblio2Boxing ticket 3" x 5 1/2" includes stub printed on stiff blue paper. Slight aging; near fine. This is a ticked for the closed circuit TV broadcast of the third and final bout between Ali and Norton. After breaking Ali's jaw and winning the first bout Ali would come back and win the second encounter. In the third fight Norton would lose a very controversial decision to Ali despite the fact that many fight fans felt Norton really deserved the decision. books
1930réf. 101482Boxing bill poster advertisement for Henry Armstrong fight film 9"x 12" one sheet. Some aging and browning;otherwise very good. Henry Armstrong 1912-1988 is considered one of the best fighters in history. He held three titles at the same time and almost won a fourth. Before Sugar Ray Robinson would come to dominate the fight scene Hank Armstrong was second only to Joe Louis as one of the most important black athletes in America during the first half of the last century. He is pictured on this movie bill which also lists some of his fistic accomplishments. books
réf. 1123Very good. 8 x10" black and white original photograph. Debuting in 1939 Lorenzo Safora was a Cuban national champion Golden Gloves winner along with Kid Espinosa and Santiago Sosa Lorenzo fought in amateur tournaments Magnetic Club and Club Athens before claiming gold on the national scene in Havana in the mid-century boxing era of pre-revolutionary Cuba unknown books
1976réf. 101484Boxing ticket 3" x 5 1/2" includes stub printed on stiff blue paper. Slight aging; near fine. This is a ticked for the closed circuit TV broadcast of the third and final bout between Ali and Norton. After breaking Ali's jaw and winning the first bout Ali would come back and win the second encounter. In the third fight Norton would lose a very controversial decision to Ali despite the fact that many fight fans felt Norton really deserved the decision. books
réf. 58250Ephemera. Stationary Joe Louis North and South America 1939 Tour. Al Warden Booking Manager Ogden Utah. With printed photo of Warden next to Joe Louis and two others. Quarter sized piece out of bottom of stationary. Two small pieces of tape to the reverse. With #10 pictorial envelope with Joe Louis boxing. Al Warden International Sports Bookings Ogden Utah. Mildly soiled and creased. unknown books
1988réf. 81131988. De La Hoya Oscar. Signed action photograph dated 1998 presents the Mexican American boxer during the period when he stood among the sport's most prominent champions and public figures. The image supports research into Latino representation in American athletics boxing celebrity sports photography and the promotional construction of championship fighters. De La Hoya had won the lightweight gold medal for the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and subsequently became a major professional champion across multiple weight divisions. Color photograph 8 by 10 inches showing De La Hoya in a close-up action pose wearing red boxing gloves. The tight composition emphasizes his guarded stance facial concentration and the visual immediacy of ring competition rather than a formal studio presentation. Boldly signed by De La Hoya and dated "98." The supplied information does not identify the photographer location bout opponent or exact date and none is assigned. The 1998 date places the photograph during De La Hoya's undefeated championship period when his combination of Olympic success Mexican American identity and commercial appeal made him one of boxing's most visible athletes. Contemporary career summaries identify him as a titleholder in several divisions and one of the era's leading pay-per-view attractions giving the signed image value as both a sports autograph and a record of late twentieth-century boxing celebrity. Clean and well preserved with strong color and a bold legible signature; excellent overall. A visually immediate signed portrait from a defining period in De La Hoya's championship career. unknown books
1937réf. 101483Boxing ticket 2 1/2" x 5 3/4"printed on green stiff paper. Some very slight aging but it really nice condition overall. This is an exchange ticket that allows the holder to exchange it for This is a complimentary exchange ticket that allows the holder to exchange it for a $16.50 fight ticket for $4.00 in taxes at the Morrison Hotel Room 340. This would be the "Cinderella Man's" last title fight. He put up a valiant fight and even dropped Louis early on but would end up getting knocked out in the eight round. Braddock would have a great early career but injuries and a string of loses almost took him out of the fight game until he made a remarkable comeback that won him the heavyweight championship from Max Baer. Unfortunately Louis put an end to that in the next fight. books
1961réf. 1040884to boxing program glossy covers and paper illustrated 32 pp. Spine and edges in good shape one small slight corner fold some normal aging to contents; very good plus or better. This attractive program sets the stage for the third and final fight between Paterson and Johansson. After winning the first fight and losing the second Johansson would lose the third and final fight to Patterson by a knockout in the sixth round. All three fights were exciting and won inside the distance and Floyd Paterson would become the first man to regain the heavyweight championship with a win in the second fight with Johansson. The program gives some background and photos on the first two fights and provides information on both fighters. The program contains a couple of interesting ad pages including one for the Fontainebleau Hotel that featured Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Joey Bishop and Sammy Davis jr.in what appears are shows at the hotel. Feature Sports Inc., books
1935réf. 106810Collection of ten first generation wire photos of boxing stills and action shots. Some have stamped notation on rear others have taped notes by wire service to describe photo. All black and white and most are about 8" x 10" or around 6" x 9". Normal aging and a few corner chips; otherwise very good. The collection includes a stills of Floyd Paterson and Johnny Dundee. Action shots of the light heavyweight championship fight between Joey Maxim and Archie Moore Barney Ross vs. Jimmy McLarnin and the light-heavyweight championship fight between Archie Moore and Harold Johnson. Other photos include Harry Kid Matthews Dave Charnley a family photo with Jersey Joe Walcott and a shot of Archie Moore with Brian Keith preparing for a TV show. Family Affair. books
1930réf. 323435Akron Ohio 1930. Broadside printed in red and black illustrated with photo of Harris. 13 x 9 inches. Folds minor foxing. Broadside printed in red and black illustrated with photo of Harris. 13 x 9 inches. Advertises the 19-year-old African American fighter under the management of Harry "Ping" Auber as available for cards with an impressive 62-3 records with 20 by way of knockout. Tragically in a fight against Mickey Duris in March 1931 Harris was unable to come out in the tenth round slipped into a coma and died from injuries sustained in the fight. unknown books
1974réf. BK0156N.p.: N.p. 1974. Blue felt pennant approximately 27 inches long printed in gold light blue and white. Light creasing and curling toward the point; very good. A souvenir pennant supporting Muhammad Ali in his heavyweight championship fight against George Foreman-known as the "Rumble in the Jungle"-in Kinshasa Zaire. The design places "Ali for Champ" above a map of Africa with Zaire marked flanked by the fighters' names and their respective titles: Ali as "The People's Champ" and Foreman as "World Heavyweight Champ." The printed date of October 29 reflects the American viewing date. The fight began at approximately four in the morning on October 30 in Kinshasa timed to reach evening audiences in the United States. Ali entered the bout seeking to regain the heavyweight title he had lost in 1967 after refusing induction into the U.S. armed forces. The undefeated Foreman was heavily favored but Ali's strategy of absorbing punches against the ropes allowed him to conserve energy while tiring his opponent. Ali knocked Foreman out in the eighth round becoming heavyweight champion for the second time. . N.p. unknown books
1940réf. 215031940. Archive of three photographs from the 1930s-1940s captures three African American boxers. One photo shows two boxers the "Gold Dust Twins" in action in the ring while another shows "Black Jack Lorenzo Pack" posing with fists clenched in the ring. Black and white silver gelatin photographs measuring 10" x 8". The first photograph features two muscular African American boxers standing side by side in a boxing ring both wearing classic boxing trunks and laced-up gloves. Their expressions are serious reflecting the intensity of their profession. A handwritten inscription on the back identifies them as the "Gold Dust Twins." This moniker was historically used to describe dynamic duos however specific information about African American boxers using this nickname in the 1940s is unclear. Very good condition overall. unknown books
1910réf. 378772New York 1910. Together 3 cards. Approx. 2-1/2x3-1/4 inches each. Together 3 cards. Approx. 2-1/2x3-1/4 inches each. Peter Jackson. Mecca back. Printed slightly offcenter minor wear at corners. Joe Gans. Mecca back. Rounded corners blindstamp in the image. George Dixon. Tolstoi back. Printed slightly offcenter minor wear at corners. unknown books
1867réf. 47391Dublin: P. Brereton Printer 1867. Very Good. Dublin: P. Peter Brereton Printer ca. 1867. First Edition. Pictorial broadside 28.25x11cm; woodcut illustration followed by a ballad. Mild rubbing and toning to edges; Very Good and sound. John Morrissey 1831-1878 known as Old Smoke was an Irish-American politician bare-knuckle boxing champion and criminal. While this fight at Tierra del Fuego is not historically verified clearly Morrissey was the model for the hero. Born in County Tipperary Ireland his family emigrated to the U.S. when Morrissey was still a child. Among the exploits that would make him a folk hero in Ireland were his winning of the heavyweight boxing championship fighting and possibly murdering Bill the Butcher and testifying against Boss Tweed and winning a State Senate seat on an anti-Tammany platform. A version of this ballad is included in Sandburg's The American Songbag. Brereton printed a number of these Irish Street Ballads which were cheaply and carelessly printed as they are riddled with errors. "A closer investigation reveals the blemishes of composition—inverted letters multiple type-faces broken sorts uneven leading etc. Clearly neither the printer nor reader cared much for these minor details. The broadsheets were printed quickly and inexpensively" Kuhn. A lovely survival of Irish street literature highlighting the connection between the country's print trade and its robust oral tradition. Andrew Kuhn "Reading Room Log: Brereton Broadsides." From the John J. Burns Library Blog accessed online. P. Brereton Printer unknown books
1920réf. 106644Two BroadsidesThe New Colored Menace: World's Greatest Heavyweight Al Walker. 44x31 cm 17¼x12". c.1929. Ripple & Curran Manage the Greatest Boxing Stable in the West - Directing Fighters with a Future Who Fight. With a list of 7 boxers each with a short biography. c.1920s. General light wear with some old folds pinholes normal aging minor closed tears at edges etc. the Walker broadside may have some manuscript additions; both pieces very good. The Walker broadside is significant in that Black heavyweights were essentially eliminated from fighting for the heavyweight championship. After Jack Johnson white America wanted no part of a black heavyweight until Joe Louis came on the scene in the 1930s. It is doubtful Walker's record would have made a top ten fighter but he did fight George Godfrey. The second broadside features a list of western prizefighters including Cowboy Billy Owens a Native American heavyweight. books
1920réf. 604042"Jack Dempsey" in dark blue fountain pen ink on full length pose dressed in boxing outfit in a fighting stance wearing boxing gloves. Note his muscular arms. Photograph is by Woodbury L.A. with their rubberstamp on the back and is on heavy stock; 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"; very good fresh tack holes in corners; ca. 1920. Signed and inscribed: "To My Friend Frank with best wishes Jack Dempsey". unknown books
1978réf. 131531978. Ali Muhammad signed photograph documents the public image of the African American heavyweight champion whose athletic career intersected with civil rights politics antiwar dissent religious identity and twentieth-century mass media. Ali became the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions a boxing milestone confirmed by his 1978 victory over Leon Spinks and his career remains central to research on Black celebrity sports activism masculinity and political speech in the Vietnam era. Glossy photographic print undated signed in blue felt tip by Muhammad Ali. The photograph measures 8 x 10 inches and shows Ali in a pugilistic pose during his prime presenting the composed combative ring persona that shaped his public recognition beyond boxing. The quickly executed blue felt-tip signature adds autograph value while leaving the image's central focus on Ali's physical bearing as heavyweight champion and public figure. Glossy surface with no stated defects signature visible in blue felt tip near fine. Signed images of Ali in a boxing stance offer compact documentary value for collections focused on African American sports history twentieth-century protest culture celebrity and the visual construction of athletic authority. unknown books
1909réf. 3787731909. Together 4 cards: Jack Johnson Joe Walcott Joe Gans and George Dixon. Approx. 1-1/2x2-3/4 inches each. Corners rounded two printed slightly offcenter other wear. Together 4 cards: Jack Johnson Joe Walcott Joe Gans and George Dixon. Approx. 1-1/2x2-3/4 inches each. unknown books
1918réf. List3130Muskogee Oklahoma 1918. Real photo postcard measuring 3 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. A real photo postcard depicting Japanese-American boxer Young Togo inscribed verso: “To K. Iwana Muskogee Oklahoma / From Young Togo fighter and jiu jitsu wrestler Muskogee Okla”. Young Togo was a lightweight and sometimes featherweight or bantamweight boxer from Fort Smith Arkansas who debuted around 1907. He seemed to have been a popular fighter based on contemporaneous newspaper articles. Following a draw with Togo “Battling” Nelson described him as “the toughest piece of Japanese flesh that ever stepped into a prize ring” and stated that “he was game to the core. He fought clean and took his beating like a gamester” then noting that Young Togo had been “full of malaria” at the time.1 In the same article sports journalist Otto Floto described Togo as “one of the very toughest boys of his weight” who “seems to be invincible.” Togo may be Koriyama Kokichi the head coach of YūjirÅ Watanabe’s Nippon KentÅ Club founded in 1921 in Tokyo; Boxing: A Quick Guide 1923 a book written by the pair in Japanese identifies Kokichi as “Young Togo”. 1 “What Nelson Thinks Of Fort Smith Fans By Battling Nelson” Southwest American March 1 1912 5. unknown books
1860réf. 66827New York. 1860. Two Contemporary Accounts of the First "World Title" Match in Boxing A pair of special issue American newspapers offering "first-hand" reports on the famous Sayers-Heenan bareknuckle boxing match generally considered the sport's first international title match. As evidenced by these two papers contemporary reports of the fight vary wildly on the details but the outline appears to be as follows. John C. Heenan of California nicknamed the "Benicia Boy" travelled to England in early 1860 in order to enter the ring with the reigning champion of English pugilism Tom Sayers. The international nature of the contest attracted intense interest from both sides of the Atlantic despite the illegal nature of prize fighting. The fight took place on the morning of April 17 in front of a crowd of thousands at an "undisclosed location" in Farnborough Hampshire. The match was protracted and violent lasting over two hours and with both fighters sustaining serious injuries. The ultimate result is a point of debate but the most accepted version is that local police eventually managed to force their way into the ring and break up the unsanctioned event resulting in a draw. Together here are extra issues of two of the most prominent sports periodicals of the day the Spirit of the Times and the New York Clipper. Between them they present three different accounts of the day one in the Spirit and two different accounts in the Clipper. All three give a similar outline of the lead-up to the bout though differing in certain details. In effusive fashion they describe the machinations that went into organizing the illegal fight determining its location getting thousands of spectators "tickets to 'nowhere'" the forming of the ring the esteemed personages present and of course the betting odds. The round-by-round descriptions of the fight however differ in nearly every detail and betray a certain degree of wholesale fabrication. The Spirit of the Times is the most unapologetically pro-American claiming a complete victory for Heenan after a mere twenty-seven rounds. Their portrayal of the third round provides a succinct example of the colorful language used in these papers clearly meant to entertain the reader as much or more than to share truthful events: "3. Tom came up rather flushed and the gravy distilling from his damaged brow he dodged and tried his double but did not get home he tried a second time but was stopped cleverly and Heenan returned on the right ogle. This led to very heavy counters each on the larboard goggle Tom feinted and popped his left on the smeller. They got hold swung round broke away and Heenan then popped his left again on the right eye severe exchanges followed at close quarters and both were in the end down." The special issue of the Clipper tells a different story giving play-by-play details of forty-three rounds of bareknuckle boxing with round three ending in a knockdown by Heenan. At the end of the fight they claim that Sayer surrendered and was escorted out of the ring and declare "British 'Fair Play and May the Best Man Win' a Grand Humbug." The following page prints an account from The Bell which puts the fight at thirty-seven rounds ending with the police entering the ring. The rest of the issue is occupied by numerous other articles about the history and practice of boxing including the most recent "Rules of the Prize Ring" the history of "The Championship of England" from 1719 the "Duties of Seconds and Bottle Holders" and a full-page timeline of "Remarkable Occurrences in the Prize Ring" including a brief section on "Female Pugilists." A pair of rare antebellum sports reporting newspapers recording a legendary moment in the history of boxing. Old folds light foxing and staining minor edge wear. Some splitting to gutter of the Clipper which is uncut along the top edge. Both very good overall. For a detailed discussion of the Sayers-Heenan fight and its place in American culture see Elliott J. Gorn The Manly Art Ithaca NY 1986 pp.148-59. unknown books
1910réf. 201861910. Women's participation in boxing long preceded formal recognition of the sport for female athletes developing through informal exhibitions training clubs and novelty bouts that challenged prevailing gender norms. Although women were largely excluded from organized boxing competitions during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries scattered photographic evidence demonstrates that women continued to box recreationally and publicly despite social restrictions. This archive of photographs dating from the early twentieth century through the mid twentieth century documents women participating in boxing across a range of informal settings illustrating the gradual emergence of female athletic culture in a sport historically defined as masculine. Archive of sixteen black and white photographs including six silver gelatin prints and one real photo postcard measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.25 inches dating from the 1910s through the 1950s. The earliest image a real photo postcard dated August 1914 depicts two women wearing corsets and long dresses while sparring with boxing gloves before a mixed group of spectators. The postcard bears a pencil inscription on the verso reading "August 1914 For fun women boxers Francis Edith." Another early photograph shows two women posing with gloved fists raised before a snowy background with the inscription "Grace Miss Vandehei boxing This is Grace's roommate. A fine girl she's here now." Later photographs from the 1920s depict staged boxing encounters between a man and a woman with the female boxer dressed in athletic trousers and high heeled shoes reflecting the novelty and spectacle often associated with early female boxing exhibitions. One image shows the pair squared off with raised fists while another captures the moment of a punch landing against the man's chest. Another photograph shows two women sparring on a ship deck while surrounded by onlookers one boxer wearing a dress and curlers beneath her head covering while raising her gloved fists before a mixed audience of men and women. Boxing has historically generated controversy due to its physical intensity and female participation in the sport remained marginal for decades. Women occasionally boxed publicly as early as the eighteenth century yet organized opportunities remained rare. Women's boxing appeared briefly as a demonstration sport at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis and training clubs such as Andrew Newton's Women's Boxing Club in London emerged during the 1920s. Nevertheless women's boxing did not become an official Olympic sport until the 2012 Olympic Games. The photographs in this archive illustrate the persistence of women athletes who trained and competed informally despite these restrictions offering visual evidence of women's athletic experimentation and resilience during a period of shifting gender expectations in sport. Sixteen photographs including silver gelatin prints and a real photo postcard measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.25 inches. Photographs clear and well preserved with light handling wear. Overall condition very good. unknown books
1823réf. 1252451823. EGAN Pierce. Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. London: Sherwood Jones and Company 1823-29. Five volumes. Octavo 20th-century three-quarter red morocco gilt raised bands marbled endpapers all edges gilt. $3000.Early edition of this boxing classic with 50 engraved plates including an engraved vignette title page in Volume I 45 portraits and four folding plates of boxing matches handsomely bound by Bayntun.Egan was probably one of boxing's most enthusiastic and ardent disciples. Egan devotes a major part of Boxiana to a history of the boxing careers of about over a hundred boxers often including a round to round account of the famous fights of a particular boxer such as Jim Belcher Tom Cribb Dan Mendoza Tom Molyneaux 'Gentleman' John Jackson and many others. First published in 1812 Boxiana proved so popular that Egan expanded the work to an eventual four volumes; the fourth volume was written by another author after Egan briefly lost the rights to the series but after securing the rights to the title he published a further two volumes as part of a New Series. With Volume II only of the New Series. Without the portrait of Alexander Reed in the last volume but with an additional plate depicting ""A Sparring Match at the Fives Court"" in Volume III. Owner signature.Plates occasionally trimmed a bit close a few leaves with marginal paper repairs in the last volume. Very handsomely bound. hardcover books
