This on-site fight poster was for the Brown Bomber's 13th heavyweight title defense -- a January 31, 1941 bout against Red Burman at Madison Square Garden. It measures 24" x 32" framed. It is in VG condition with the yellow background color and black & red lettering strong and intense. There is a tear along the vertical fold on the bottom right edge along with some off color markings which are also visible along the top right edge and less so in the middle right side of the poster. Great duotone set-in shots of Louis and Burman, who is listed as the "Leading Challenger," though in reality Burman was just another sacrificial lamb in Joe's "bum of the month" campaign, when it became all but impossible to find a legitimate challenger for him. This became quite apparent when Joe stopped him in round 6 of a one-sided affair. Fight historians will note that the poster was more of a self-tribute to the Garden and its boxing promoter Mike Jacobs than it was to Louis. The top of the poster has a huge section of red with "Mad. Sq. Garden" in red lettering, and beneath the date of the fight, the reminder "Under the auspices of 20th Century Sporting Club Inc., Mike Jacobs, Promoter." Bottom reads: "Buy your ticket now at Mad. Sq. Garden box office." Thus, the splendid poster is a history lesson attesting to the enormous power of the Garden that rendered even a Joe Louis a servant for their purposes. All original except for some minor restoration to some of the folds. Even though it is possibly trimmed on the edges, it is a rare opportunity to own a Louis/Garden poster of this magnitude.