I am new to this board and this thread is the reason I joined. I am always looking for the true rookies of star athletes and have really got in to boxing cards over the last year or so. I do have a couple of cards that I consider the True Rookies of Hall of Fame Boxers. The first is the 1920 Juncosa Chocolates (Spain) Jack Dempsey. It is much more rare than the strip cards and was factory cut. It also predates the Champions card by 2 years. The second is a 1964 Nestle Los Juegos Olimpicos (Spain) Joe Frazier card. It predates his 1967 Panini by 3 years. Also, would any of you consider postcards to be rookie cards because there are quite a few postcards that predate the rookie cards you have listed?
-Tom
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