Haha, also married to a twin. You probably wouldn't guess they were twins though, if you saw them standing next to each other.

Yeah, that's a pretty neat card. Didn't even notice the Gans back until I went back and looked at it again.

A couple of more modern Yoshio cards, along with a vintage photo of Marciano in Japan meeting with Yoshio Shirai.

As long as we're talking Japanese fighters:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...BM%20Inoue.jpg

The Monster's Bar Mitzvah photo...

I'm running out of cards to post.

Get more!

But you won't sell anything! :D

I'm not out yet, but getting to the point where I have to keep using the same sets soon, or go to the boxes in the back of the secret stash

Here's my favorite T227 pose, the Lightweight world champ.

Sure I will...for enough money I will even help you load my collection into your car.

Wolgast:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Wolgast.jpg

One of my favorite pieces, a mounted photo by Dingman in Los Angeles. The original is so crisp that you can see every hair on his head.

Beautiful. Rocky's little brother Frank would probably get into a bar fight with you over that.

No need to fight; just throw money.

Grazie, Dave! That's a nice!

A nice four eyed Abe Attell. I think he is printed in 3D.

Abe's brother Monte:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...l_%20Monte.jpg

And his other brother, Zeppo, er, Caesar:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi..._%20Caesar.jpg

Here's Abe Attell looking a little bigger and blonder than he normally was

Good thing they Ketchelled that one.

I can see the response of the Attells now: "Hey Abe, who's the big goy on your card?"

And for today, Mr. Attell before he got Ketchell'd. 3 of his 4 T219's, I don't need to show the backs for y'all to know which one I don't have....

Another day, another Louis

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...quor%20Tag.jpg

Joe Louis cards are cool, but so is $4.65 for a gallon of whiskey.

Must be some quality stuff...:eek:

Great cards everyone. 1930’s Jack Dempsey Ray-O-Print Outfit. Tinplate stand, negative, photo paper and original envelope. Issued by M. P. & Co. N.Y.

This is from a Louis meet and greet in a Chicago nightclub:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi.../louis%201.jpghttps://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi.../louis%202.jpg

i wish PSA had unfolded it and put it into an oversized holder. Some day I may have that done.

Here's my contribution for the week. I think this is the only Sullivan I own where he's looking to his right.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...0yours%201.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...20Weir%201.jpg

Fantomens Masters of the Ring
 

I just got my shipment of 60/80 of these very cool but poorly cut cards.I had never seen these before.
If anyone wants to see a scan of a certain boxer please lmk and i'll gladly upload that photo.

Amit

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...y%20PC%201.jpg

Abe Hollandersky, the Fighting Newsboy, who claimed to have fought over 1,000 bouts. Ripley did a cartoon of him for his Believe It Or Not series. He was given special access to peddle newspapers and magazines on Navy ships. He wrote an all but unreadable autobiography which he sold as well.

I'm sorry, I don't know what they are. Can you show a John Sullivan if there is one in the set, or is it only modern boxers?

John Sullivan As Requested Plus Checklist
 

Here is the pic of John Sullivan..i've added a checklist for everyone to see.

I've shown the front and back of the checklist card showing the set date as 1955-56

Not a card, but rare photo of John L. Sullivan without a mustache standing in front of a bar. John L. is in the center. Apparently John could drink his opponents under the table as well as beat them in a ring. :D

Can Someone please help ID this Boxer
 

Can't seem to find a Baker in the 1920's..

Alfred Baker?

U.S. Boxer, but fought entirely in Europe, according to known record.

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/13322


Journeyman, but some decent names on his resume.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Leonard.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...le%20strip.jpg

I like how SGC decided that Benny Leonard is just some nobody who doesn't merit a mention.

Speaking of The Great Bennah, 1915 promo card:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...lf%20issue.jpg

Thanks for showing some Jewish boxers. Oh hell yeah !!! :D

Frank Slavin--only known N173 boxer

Way to bring it, Jay.

Today I will go with this Sugar Ramos promo PC.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...s%20PC%201.jpg

One of those HOFers who just don't have any cards I can find.

I think that's a Jack Solomons (HOF promoter) signature too.

That is the coolest Joe Louis card I have ever seen! Just imagine if he was wearing an Adam hat.

It is pretty striking alright. My guess is it is a Brown & Bigelow image from around 1935-1937; looks like the same photo session as these:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20Premium.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...adside%201.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ik%20Louis.jpg

An Adam Hats Louis would be awesome, but I have never seen one. No African American boxers at all in the H815 run, though there is a photo of Harry Cook in an oversized 2nd generation Adam Hat premium that I've seen (not sure these are even official Adam Hats pieces). But no Louis or Armstrong, or any other AA fighter of the era.

Anyone still wanna play?

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...bsize/Jack.jpg

Who doesn't want to play with boxing cards?

Here's the Ol' Master. Though Mr. Gant looks more like a master of karate or something here. Freshly liberated from an overgraded SGC 5.5 slab that it had no business whatsoever being in.

That's quite an accurate representation of Gans, except I am guessing the sash would be red-white-blue. Original photo

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...ans_%20Joe.jpg

His Kung Fu was mightier than yours.

Whether a boxing match or a Kung-Fu bout, I just know that I don't want to be within 100 miles of Gans when a fight happens.

Here's some more for today. Top is an original N43. Bottom is a box topper from 2007 A&G, one of 15, Frazier being the only pugilist. Most of the aesthetically nice (in my biased view) modern boxing cards have been randoms like this in Allen Ginter, Goodwin etc. I don't want to spam every card in my master set builds and repeat a design too much, so here's something a little different.

Wasn’t there a Tyson one year? Think I have one somewhere.

There was a Tyson in the 2006 set, his A&G's have some value now for some reason. I don't think any of the other years have a boxer N43 box topper, though most sets have 1 or 2 boxers in the base set of varying quality (looking at you, Sonny Fredrickson).

As do most Tysons; I guess he's the most interesting living heavyweight.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...0Tyson%201.jpg

Found it.

Should have picked one up when they were $10 cards. Looks like I don’t have one in my modern boxing box here.

Looks like it is about a $50 card now. Wish I'd bought ten of them back when I got mine.

Speaking of Mike:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...in%20Tyson.jpg

1996 Merlin Sky Sports

delete

I don't appear to have any Tyson's besides Kayo/Ringlords everyone has. So here's some Buster Douglas instead to stay on theme

And now for something completely different...

Just kidding, it's more boxing. This time a couple of hand-tinted RPPCs of French HOFers:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...C%20tinted.jpg
https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...d%20PC%201.JPG

Eh, wuts a motta u? No vino witha u pasta?

This is a bizarre premium I picked up several years ago for the local connection:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...La%20Barba.jpg

That's a beaut.

This issue of large format cards [about a foot square] of at least 50 fights was issued in 1928 by boxing promoter Al Young for the National Hall, a San Francisco venue.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...%20premium.jpg

Speaking of Willie Ritchie, here is a remarkable signed photo:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi..._%20Willie.jpg

Ritchie was a long-time member of the CA state athletic commission. The dedication is to Bill Schroeder, the founder and director of a sports museum here in L.A.

https://sabr.org/sabr-salute/bill-schroeder/

Those large format San Fran cards are fantastic. How many have you been able to track down?

Around 20. My estimate of at least 50 is based on the card #s.

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...eries%2050.jpg

Has it really been 3.5 years since this thread last had a post? Best we get back to it then! For today's entry, where to start, where to start? Oh, I know. How about an only known example of a Louis trade card:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...quor%20Tag.jpg

I dunno where that liquor store was, but that seems like some crappy whiskey if they sell by the gallon.

Rarely seen Cuban card of Luther McCarty, who beat Al Palzer for the inaugural World White Heavyweight Championship on Jan. 1, 1913 and was killed in his first title defense against Arthur Pelkey four months later.

Jack and Stanley in Reno
 

Attachment 616188

One of my favorite post cards

I picked up this beautiful 1910 Dana Studios Jack Johnson eight-card subset from a boxing card buddy of mine. I luv em!!

Beautiful set! :eek:

I've seen one or two, but don't think I had ever seen the entire set.

Damn! Never seen them all together like that either. Awesome!

That's a great one. One of my favorite cards (not many McCarty cards out there), and sets of all-time.

That's awesome!
I only need Jo-4 and Jo-8 to complete my set.

That's awesome!

Jeffries

Back from PSA. 1969 Shindana Toys Joe Louis - Gold Back PSA 8

Wish PSA put Gold Back on the label!

Cabinet card sized version of the Shindana Ali; only known example:

https://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...0large%201.jpghttps://photos.imageevent.com/exhibi...0large%202.jpg

On the topic of the Shindana cards, the Gold-Backs were produced by "Soular Systems", which later changed its name to Shindana Toys, which produced the Red-Back cards.

Evidently, PSA does not know this (or at the very least, won't acknowledge that fact), and groups the two sets with the same label. Would be nice is the POP Report reflected the different versions.