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1951rif. 1050664to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some darkening to cover rear corner fold normal aging and browning; overall very good. For the first half of the last century boxing rivaled baseball as the most popular sport in America. Football and basketball were small potatoes at that time and boxing ws often a close second to baseball. However by the1950s boxing started to decline a bit and according to Nat Fleischer in an article on the subject. The reason was TV which was forcing many of the small boxing clubs out of business as they couldn’t compete with TV. This is a very early article on the subject and historically important to the sport. There are also articles on Joey Maxim Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles. Great issue! The Ring Inc. books
1947rif. 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
1952rif. 1041564to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some edge and spine wear normal aging and browing; very good overall. This issue provides annual rankings and features an article on Sugar Ray Robinson as the fighter of the year. Robinson regained his middleweight crown by beating Randy Turpin in their second bout. Ring names the Walcott-Charles bout as the fight of the year. Walcott's knockout of Charles earned him the heavyweight title. books
1951rif. 1041234to 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. A great issue with coverage of the aging Joe Louis Rocky Graziano. Jersey Joe Walcott and Jake LaMotta. There is also an article on rising star Rocky Marciano who would become heavyweight champion. Another article covers Randy Turpin and his family. Turpin had recently won the middleweight crown from Sugar Ray Robinson but would lose it back to Robinson in the rematch. The Ring Inc., books
1946rif. 1050744to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some minor edgewear and a couple of chips normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This issue provides coverage of the Joe Louis and Tami Mauriello heavyweight title fight. Louis wins by KO in first round. Another feature article names Jake LaMotta as the leading contender for the middleweight crown. The Ring Inc. books
rif. 1050674to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some very minor edgewear covers bright and clean normal aging and browning; overall very good plus. Feature article on the top middleweight contenders reflecting Sugar Ray Robinson’s retirement. Other articles include report on the Chuck Davey Kid Gavilan welterweight title fight and another article on newly crowned heavyweight champ Rock Marciano. The Ring Inc. books
1946rif. 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
1952rif. 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
1947rif. 1040994to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Top cover a little split in upper section but covers generally sound contents with some aging and browning; about very good. French middleweight contender is featured in this issue. Cerdan would go on to beat Tony Zale for the middleweight title but would loss it to American Jake LaMotta. However Cerdan would die in a plan crash in 1949 before his rematch with LaMotta. An article about Rocky Graziano's legal problems is also featured. Graziano's boxing license would be revoked by the New York State Commission for his failure to report an attempted bribe. The Ring Inc., books
1941rif. 1050094to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright and in really nice condition normal aging and browning; very good plus or better. This issue is probably one of the most important issues of the 1940s. The historic first fight between heavyweight champ Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn is nicely covered with words and pictures. Conn ahead on points thanks to some great boxing skills blows his chance by trying to knock out Louis late in the fight. Despite the victory Louis lost the PR battle as Conn the smaller man was seen as a hero by almost defeating the champ. Boxer Sammy Angott is featured on the cover. The Ring Inc., books
1940rif. 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
1946rif. 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
1953rif. 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
1953rif. 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
1931rif. 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
rif. 1050824to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Tape repairs to spine a couple of loose pages some darkening to covers browning and aging to contents; otherwise good. This issue includes an article on Rocky Graziano’s problems with AWOL charges which cost him his boxing license in some states. Another article covers the highlights of Joe Louis’ boxing career. The Ring Inc. books
1948rif. 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
1951rif. 1040984to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers and spine with some with some edgewear and fading spine with some chips but covers generally sound contents with some aging and browning but less than usual light signature on front cover; very good. While the cover features Louis and Charles in battle the issue is more about Jersey Joe Walcott winning the heavyweight crown. Walcott would become the fourth African American to win this title. This issue also includes coverage of important fights of Rock Marciano and Jake LaMotta and Randy Turpin's win over Ray Robinson for the middleweight crown. $40 The Ring Inc., books
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 1050724to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Very slight darkening to covers some foxing at the edge of front cover still generally bright and clean but have an ink mark on Jeffries normal aging and browning to contents; otherwise very good. Excellent coverage of Lee Savold’s victory over Bruce Woodcock which made him a top heavyweight contender. Articles on Sugar Ray Robinson and Archie Moore are also included. The Ring Inc. books
1952rif. 1050684to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some darkening contents with normal browning and aging; overall very good. Feature articles on the end of Joe Louis’s career highlighting his recent defeat at the hands of Rocky Marciano. Another article reviews the career of Joe Louis. This issue also includes an article on Sugar Ray Robinson. The Ring Inc. books
1953rif. 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
1947rif. 1050634to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Spine with some wear and some tape repairs a couple of edge chips tape repair on side edge some browning and aging; overall a good copy. Important coverage of Graziano’s victory over Tony Zale for the middleweight crown in 1947. This fight inspired the book and movie "Somebody Up There likes Me." The two fighters fought three brutal bouts with Zale winning two and regaining his title. There is another article about Jack Dempsey. The Ring Inc. books
1952rif. 1050654to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A little spine wear some darkening to covers but still bright and clean normal darkening and aging to contents; overall very good plus. Articles provide a lot of historical coverage of great fights and fighters. Another articles names Rock Marciano heavyweight prospect of the month after winning eight pro fights. The Ring Inc. books
1947rif. 1050714to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Tear through spine which goes through the margins of pages and top part of spine partially split but mostly sound normal aging and browning; otherwise about very good. This issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Fitzsimmons – Corbett heavyweight championship fight. Fitzsimmons won the fight with his famous solar plexus punch in the 14th round. This issue also includes an article about the Joe Louis "good will’ fight tour. The Ring Inc. books
