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Lot # 711: Very Rare 1910 Jack Johnson vs. James Jeffries Ticket

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 2 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "December 2011 Catalog",
which ran from 11/18/2011 12:00 AM to
12/16/2011 9:00 PM



Here's a variation we have not seen before. On the 4th of July, 1910, black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson knocked out white fighter Jake Jeffries in Reno, Nevada, creating racial strife nationwide, from riots to censorship. This ticket from the so-called "Battle of the Century" has some creasing and toning, plus something has been cut of of the bottom (5.5" x .75" section). But what a great piece of history nonetheless!

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