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Lot # 861: 1910-1977 Full Boxing Ticket Collection w/Major Names (24)

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 26 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Late Fall Classic 2021",
which ran from 11/14/2021 7:00 PM to
12/11/2021 10:00 PM



Collection of 24 full boxing tickets spanning the years 1910-1977. Not all were issued for championship bouts, but most feature well-known pugilists, including many legendary figures. Sizes range from approximately 5.5x1.75” to 7x2.5”, but most are the larger variety. Five tickets display cancellation punches, otherwise they are in Excellent to Mint condition overall, with just a few slightly lesser. 1) Jeffries v. Johnson, 7/4/10. 2) Dempsey v. Firpo, 9/14/23 (ticket is separated along rain-check perforation). 3) Tunney v. Gibbons, 6/5/25. 4) Sharkey v. Campolo, 9/25/30. 5) Cobb v. Hauss, 5/15/31. 6) Ambers v. Armstrong, 8/10/38. 7) Angott v. Day, 5/3/40. 8) Louis v. Conn, 6/19/46. 9) Mauriello v. Carollo, 5/28/47. 10) Walcott v. Johnson, 3/9/48. 11) LaMotta v. Cerdan, 9/28/49 (photographer’s ticket). 12) Pep v. Saddler, 9/8/50 (press ticket). 13) Louis v. Charles, 9/27/50 (photographer’s messenger ticket). 14) LaMotta v. Murphy, 6/27/51 (photographer’s messenger ticket). 15) Pep v. Saddler, 9/26/51 (motion picture ringside ticket). 16) Pep v. Saddler, 9/26/51 (employee ticket). 17) Marciano v. Walcott, 5/15/53. 18) Liston v. Patterson, 9/25/62 (ringside). 19) Liston v. Patterson, 9/25/62 (grandstand). 20) Ali v. Norton, 9/10/73 (closed-circuit television ticket for a showing at Madison Square Garden). 21) Frazier v. Quarry, 6/17/74. 22) Ali v. Foreman, 9/24/74 (closed-circuit television ticket for a showing at Madison Square Garden). 23) Ali v. Frazier, 9/30/75 (closed-circuit television ticket for a showing at the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom). 24) Las Vegas Super Star Show – "America Honors the Heavyweight Champion" – 5/19/77.

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