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Lot # 177: Large 1937 Boxing Champions Presentation Photo (23x19")

Category: Memorabilia Other

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "February 2007 Lelands - Gaynor",
which ran from 2/1/2007 12:00 AM to
2/11/2007 9:00 PM



On August 30, 1937 World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis made the first defense of the title he won from James J. Braddock two months earlier. The opponent was the tough Welshman Tommy Farr. To commemorate the event, a large assembly of current & former champions were on hand and were brought into the ring before the fight. A famous photograph of these great champions was taken. Presented is an original photograph of the great champions as they were introduced before the Louis-Farr fight, standing in the ring. Pictured are, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Mickey Walker, Max Schmeling, Johnny Dundee, Marcel Thil, Barney Ross, Fred Apostoli, and Ceferino Garcia. All of the fighters are identified at the bottom. Framed to 26x30".

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