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1953réf. 1041244to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight darkening to covers a little wear around one staple but covers and spine in nice shape overall normal aging and browning; very good plus. This issue features an article on the comeback of heavyweight contender Rex Layne. Layne would get knocked out by Rocky Marciano and never get another shot at the title. Other articles focus on Rocky Marciano and Sugar Ray Robinson. The Ring Inc., books
1951réf. 1041254to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight darkening and edgewear to covers a couple of tears on top cover normal aging and browning; about very good. This is one of two Rex Layne Ring Magazine covers that features a rising heavyweight star. Unfortunately Rocky Marciano would knock out Layne in his only championship fight. This issue also covers the recent Walcott and Charles heavyweight title match and the fortunes of aging Joe Louis. The Ring Inc., books
1953réf. 1041224to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Moderate darkening to covers but covers and spine in nice shape overall normal aging and browning; very good plus. Roland La Starza is the featured fighter in this issue. La Starza would fight Rocky Marciano twice and lose a very close decision in their first fight before Marciano was champion. While he earned a title shot after winning a couple of major fights he was crushed by Marciano in his championship bid losing by TKO in the 11th round. The Ring Inc., books
1946réf. 1041204to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some soiling and darkening to covers ink mark on front cover but in nice shape overall normal aging and browning; very good plus. This issue contains a lot of coverage of the upcoming heavyweight title match between Joe Louis and Billy Conn. One journalist predicted a Louis knockout I three rounds. Louis would win in eight. There is also historical coverage of the Louis and Schmeling fights. # 104120 $40 The Ring Inc., books
1946réf. 1041214to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight edgewear and darkening to covers text block a little loose but in nice shape overall normal aging and browning; very good. Heavyweight contender Tami Mauriello is featured in this issue. Mauriello would lose to Joe Louis and be included in Joe's bum of the month club. This was his 23rd title defense. There is also some coverage of Willie Pep and Sugar Ray Robinson fights. The Ring Inc., books
1953réf. 1041174to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some aging and browning covers and spine in nice shape; very good or better. This issue provides coverage of the Rocky Marciano .s championship fight with Roland LaStarza which Marciano won by TKO. There is also coverage of the upcoming middleweight fight between Bobo Olson and Randy Turpin for the middleweight crown. Kid Gavilan is featured in another article. The Ring Inc., books
1940réf. 1041184to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A little edgewear corner fold on back cover normal aging and browning; very good. This issue provides coverage of the Joe Louis and Johnny Paychek fight. Louis demolished Paychek and would become part of Louis’s 'bum of the month' club. There is another article on 'white hopes' and an article on the National Boxing Association and some of its positions. The Ring Inc., books
1932réf. 1041134to magazine glossy covers illustrated 48 pp. Slight extremity wear and some aging to covers but covers and spine in very nice shape normal aging and browning; very good plus. A very nice early issue of Ring magazine that includes a scarce boxing article on legendary middleweight champ Mickey Walker's quest for the heavyweight crown. Unfortunately for Walker heavyweight Max Schmeling destroyed Walker in eight rounds. There are articles that cover fighters of the day including Primo Carnera and Johnny Risko. Some historical articles on boxing and a wonderful Charles Atlas advertisment on the rear cover. The Ring Inc., books
1953réf. 1041084to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some edgewear and and a couple of chips and small folds at extremities but covers are in generally good shape contents with normal aging and browning; very good. This issue includes articles on lightweight champ Jimmy Carter the punching power of Rocky Marciano and Randy Turpin coming to the U.S. for a title shot. Another article compares British and American fighters. The Ring Inc., books
1947réf. 1041094to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Tape repairs to covers extremity wear contents aged and browned; still in decent shape overall. Articles on new middleweight champion Rocky Graziano are featured in this issue. There are also articles on boxing's ills white hopes and coverage of a recent bout of the legendary Willie Pep. The Ring Inc., books
1954réf. 1041024to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with slight aging but in very nice condition contents with some aging and browning but less than normal; very good plus. The cover features heavyweight Champ Rocky Marciano and challenger Ezzard Charles. This issue sets the stage for the first meeting of the two fighters and gives some color to a still relatively new champion. Marciano would go on to beat Charles in a 15 round decision and than knock him out in the second fight. This issue would include an article by baseball great Yogi Berra as a boxing expert. The Ring Inc., books
1956réf. 1041034to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Spine split at the bottom part of the magazine some aging but covers still in nice shape contents with some aging and browning but a little less than normal; very good. The cover features a young Floyd Patterson who won the gold medal at the 1952 Olympics. He would go on to the youngest 21 heavyweight champion and be the first fighter to regain the title. He would have historic fights with Sonny Liston Ingemar Johansson and Muhammad Ali. This issue talks about Patterson's potential in the ring. There is also an article on heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano. The Ring Inc., books
1948réf. 1041044to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some spine and extremity wear but still a very respectable cover contents with normal aging and browning; very good. The cover features Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott which set the stage for a return bout on June 25 1948. After a difficult first fight which many believed Walcott won Louis won by a knockout in the second bout. This issue provides a lot of information on Joe Louis including a detailed account of his ring earnings. Perhaps the significance of this contest was that it would be only the third time in history that two African Americans would fight for the heavyweight title. However boxing’s' color line was not as rigid as some other sports and by the late 1940s there had been several African American world champions. The Ring Inc., books
1950réf. 1041054to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Small edge tear that goes through most pages small nick on spine but not significant covers and spine in otherwise very good shape contents with normal aging and browning; very good. While Ezzard Charles is featured on the cover there is little discussion of him in this issue. However the cover recognizes Charles as an important prospect for the heavyweight title and on September 28 1950 his defeat of Joe Louis won him the title. Charles would be the third African American to win the heavyweight crown. This issue also names legendary Willie Pep as the fighter of the month. The Ring Inc., books
1950réf. 1041064to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight edgewear and darkening to covers but covers are in generally nice shape contents with normal aging and browning; very good. A great issue that features title match between Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles who are shown on the cover. The match took place in late September with Charles winning the bout. Articles also include coverage of the classic Sadler and Pep fight and LaMotta's victory over Laurent Dauthuille of France. The Ring Inc., books
1950réf. 1041074to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight edgewear and darkening to covers but covers are in generally nice shape contents with normal aging and browning pages 32-34 are loose; very good. This is an historic issue of Ring featuring the defeat of Joe Louis by Ezzard Charles for the heavyweight championship. The article presents a number of pictures about the fight and speculates who Charles might fight next. There is also an article on Rocky Marciano. The Ring Inc., books
1952réf. 1040914to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A little aging to covers and some slight extremity wear but bright and clean overall spine in nice shape internally normal aging and browning; very good plus. In late September 1952 Rocky Marciano won the heavyweight championship in a thrilling 13th round knockout over Jersey Joe Walcott. This issue of Ring covers the fight and introduces readers to the new champion. This issue also covers some of the recent fights of Kid Gavilan a middleweight contender at that time. The Ring Inc., books
1956réf. 1040934to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Slight extremity wear spine in good shape less browning and aging than earlier issues of this publication very good or better. Long considered the best pound for pound fighter in boxing history this issue of Ring covers his upcoming fight with contender Gene Fullmer. Robinson would win the fight in a stunning knockout and would fight Fullmer two more times in the early 1960s. Additional articles include coverage of Carmen Basilio's victory over Johnny Saxton outdoor fights and what happens to fighters who continue ring careers past their prime. The Ring Inc., books
1953réf. 1040944to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A little edge and spine wear but not significant contents normal aging and browning; very good. The Marciano and Walcott cover of this issue related to the fight later that month for the heavyweight championship. On May 15 1943 Marciano would knockout Walcott in the first round to retain his title. The Ring article would focus on other challengers for Marciano. The Ring Inc., books
1952réf. 1040954to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A bit of aging and browning to covers slight edgewear spine solid normal aging and browning; very good. The cover features Kid Gavilan and Billy Graham in a fighting pose. While this cover has sparked some modest controversy since there is no direct story about the featured boxers Gavilan and Graham are the likely fighters. They had already fought three times and would fight for a fourth time three months later in Havana Cuba. Gavilan would hold on to his welterweight title in that match. Another key story was the end of Rocky Graziano's comeback hopes as a result of a loss to Sugar Ray Robinson. The Ring Inc., books
1946réf. 1040964to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some very slight edgewear spine and covers in nice shape contents with normal aging and browning; very good plus. The cover paves the way for the first Zale and Graziano title bout. However the big news of this issue was the article on the return match between heavyweight champ Joe Louis and Billy Conn. A few years earlier Conn outboxed Louis and was on his way to winning the fight until he got careless and was knocked out in the 13th round. He would do no better in the return engagement and was counted out in round eight. This issue has some good coverage of middleweight and welterweight fights. The Ring Inc., books
1948réf. 1040974to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some very slight edgewear and fading spine and covers in nice shape a little tear on top of spine contents with normal aging and browning; very good. The cover features Louis and Walcott battling it out. The fight illustrated was they’re first meeting which Louis won a very controversial decision. It would be only the second time that two African Americans fought for the heavyweight championship. The article points to a second meeting between the two fighters but this time out Louis would win by knockout. The Ring Inc., books
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
1952réf. 1041004to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Minor edgewear covers solid contents with some aging and browning but less than normal; very good plus. The cover features Sugar Ray Robinson and Randy Turpin promoting the idea of a third fight. Turpin a relatively unknown British middleweight took Robinson's crown away in July 1951. A few months later Robinson regained the title by stopping Turpin in the 10th. A third fight never happened. The main article in this issue is on the rise of future heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. The Ring Inc., books
1952réf. biblio84to 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. The Ring Inc., books
