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Originally Posted by HasselhoffsCheeseburger
Good stuff Dan. That Baguer is a very tough card.
The Juncosa set is, at the earliest, 1923. The Criqui card mentions his fight against Kilbane in 1923. The set can also be found with a different title (Boxe y Jiu-Jitsu) and in a purple tint, but the fronts all mirror themselves. I believe the ByJJ set also contains cards of unnamed martial artists in varying poses.
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Appreciate the background on the Juncosa set, Arthur. I don't possess any other cards from the set but the Dempsey which speaks about his meet with carpentier on its obverse, and only mentions that 1921 date anywhere. The 1922 date was mentioned to me by Evan Jones in 1998 and I've had it databased as such ever since. I'm glad guys like you are around to help set the record straight.