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Boxing Cards, Memorabilia, Autographs
15 Lots
 Lot 245. 15 Different 1956 Gum Inc. Boxing Cards Graded NM-MT 8 by PSA. If you are a fan of high-grade boxing cards, this partial set, 15 of the 20 cards, is certainly for you. PSA NM-MT 8: #11 Willie Pep, 22 Robinson-Olson, 31 Tommy Burns, 32 Jack Johnson, 33 Jess Willard, 34 Jack Dempsey, 41 Joe Louis, 42 Ezzard Charles, 43 Joe Walcott, 44 Rocky Marciano, 77 Jim Corbett, 78 Bob Fitzsimmons, 79 Jim Jefferies, 80 Marvin Hart and 88 Primo Canera.
Winning Bid $770.
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 Lot 247. 1910 “Reconciliation of Corbett and Choynski” Postcard with Jim Jeffries. In 1889, Jim Corbett and Joe Choynski faced off three times. The second meeting of these rival San Franciscans was especially brutal, with Corbett knocking out Choynski in the 27th round. Their rivalry was especially intense because Choynski was a Jewish laborer, and Corbett was a Christian who worked in a bank. In 1910, Jim Jeffries got the two men together, and all three are pictured in the 1910s postcard from Rob Roy Novelty Publishing, which describes the 27-round fight as the “World’s Greatest Battle.” Vg+ to ex with corner wear and a small corner crease visible on the back. Unusual.
Winning Bid $185.
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 Lot 248. T218 Boxing Card of Jack Johnson. Considered by many to be the finest prize fighter to ever enter the ring, Johnson is pictured on this very colorful card bare knuckled and ready for action. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 249. 1938 F. C. Cartledge Famous Prize Fighters Near Set - 49 of 50. This 1 3/8” x 2 5/8” set of black and white drawings and photos contains a number of noteworthy boxers. Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Jack Dempsey, Schmeling, John L. Sullivan and Joe Louis are featured. The missing card is #38. The overall condition of the set is nm-m. Two cards have been professionally graded: #18 Sullivan PSA NM-MT 8 and 30 Louis PSA NM-MT 8.
Winning Bid $360.
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 Lot 250. Ticket Stub from the July 21, 1927 Jack Dempsey vs. Jack Sharkey Fight. This non-title bout represents one of boxing’s less shining moments. Ten months earlier, Dempsey had lost the heavyweight title to Gene Tunney. Facing Sharkey before a crowd of 72,000 at Yankee Stadium, Dempsey trailed through the first six rounds. In the seventh, Dempsey hit Sharkey with what, by most accounts, were a series of low blows. As Sharkey protested to the referee, Dempsey knocked himout with a left hook. Part of Dempsey’s image can be seen on the back of the stub, which is technically g-vg with a couple of creases in the top left and looks better.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 251. “Working Press” Ticket Stub for the Sept. 8, 1950 Willie Pep vs. Sandy Sadler Bout. In the third of their memorable and unusual confrontations, Sadler retained the featherweight title by scoring a TKO over Pep. A crowd of almost 39,000 viewed the fight at Yankee Stadium. The “Postpone- ment Stub” is attached to a second part of the ticket, which says “Working Press, Ladies Not Admitted.” The stub was neatly torn form the rest of the ticket. Technically vg-ex with an ex appearance.
Winning Bid $45.
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 Lot 252. Autographed 8” x 10” Photo of Muhammad Ali and Chuck Wepner. In 1975 in a fight in Cleveland, Wepner knocked down Ali in the ninth round. The knockdown was controversial because some observers thought Wepner was standing on Ali’s foot. Regardless, it was ruled a knockdown, making Wepner the only fighter to knock down Ali when he was the reigning champion. This b&w 8” x 10” photo, “9th Round – Wepner Drops Ali,” captures Wepner walking away from Ali, who is on the canvas. Remote-generation photo. Ali signed by his image, and so did Wepner. The signatures are gem mint 10s. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $50.
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 Lot 255. 1940s-50s Premiums of Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Schmeling. An unknown supplier produced these b&w 8” x 10” glossy photos that have blank backs, white borders and the athlete’s name in signature-style script. The SCD 2007 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards has begun a checklist of the baseball premiums. The Marciano photo has creases in the bottom corners; ex appearance. The two other photos average ex with corner impressions from an album. Great photos of the Hall of Fame pugilists.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 256. Bobo Olson Collection of 7 Wire Photos from the 1950s. In the 1950s, Olson held the world middleweight championship longer than any other boxer, from Oct. 1953 until Dec. 1955. Five photos capture Olson in the ring or preparing for a fight, against Randy Turpin in 1953, Pierre Langlois in 1954, Joe Maxim in 1955 (two different) and Maxim again in 1957. These photos are 7” x 9” or larger, range from g-vg to ex and average vg. In an 11” x 8 ½” photo from 1956, Olson is shown with his estranged wife, Helen. An 8 x 11 ½” photo from 1954 shows his wife with their three children. Vg.
Winning Bid $25.
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 Lot 257. Vintage Primo Carnera Photo, Life Issues with Ali, Ken Norton Autograph. Carnera, who won the heavyweight boxing title in 1933, is at the center of a 2 ¼” x 3 ½” snapshot, apparently taken during World War II. The photo is vg+ to ex with good contrast. Two of the three Life issues have Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier on the cover – March 5, vg-ex, and March 19, 1971, ex. The March 19 issue has a cover photo by Frank Sinatra and text by Norman Mailer. Ali is alone on the cover of the Oct. 23, 1970 issue, vg-ex. Also, a 16” x 20” b&w photo of an Ali-Ken Norton fight signed by Norton, who defeated Ali in 1973. Vg photo, sharpie 10 signature. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $25.
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