Let's See Some Awesome Boxing Cards!

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Mark Webster

Swedish issue 1960 Hemmets Journal uncut panel featuring Cassius Clay. Acknowledged as his rookie card. This card can also be found cut into into individual players. The Clay cut can be found graded as high as PSA10?! Unbelievable! How? I’m not against hand cut cards, I have many in my collection, some raw, some graded. But, in my opinion, this particular issue was never really meant to be cut up into individual subjects. Anyone who thinks any different is taking a swipe at the printers and miss understanding the issue. It’s only my opinion although contentious I know, but these hand cut “Hemmets ournal” cards are just that.

I agree, which is why I have a full sheet too.

Brent, I don't think anyone has finished the Kopec set. I wonder if some of the really obscure ones even exist or if disappointed kids just threw then out.
Same problem as the 1925 Exhibit Champions. You have Ruth, Dempsey, Weismueller, Sarazen, Tilden and then a bunch of increasingly obscure ones.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I agree, which is why I have a full sheet too.

Brent, I don't think anyone has finished the Kopec set. I wonder if some of the really obscure ones even exist or if disappointed kids just threw then out.
Same problem as the 1925 Exhibit Champions. You have Ruth, Dempsey, Weismueller, Sarazen, Tilden and then a bunch of increasingly obscure ones.

I think they all exist, I know one fairly quiet gentleman who is pretty close to a full set of Kopec backs and told me he’d seen the missing ones. Think it’s one of the “completely possible, but good luck” sets to complete. Shame they are so tough, as they are gorgeous set.

[herbc]

[Andy Baran]

The only known example of an N566 Newsboy John L. Sullivan. No longer part of my collection.

[butcher354435]

Originally Posted by Andy Baran

The only known example of an N566 Newsboy John L. Sullivan. No longer part of my collection.

Andy, I was lucky enough to pick this one up. I'll take good care of it until it passes on to the next lucky individual.

[Andy Baran]

Originally Posted by butcher354435

Andy, I was lucky enough to pick this one up. I'll take good care of it until it passes on to the next lucky individual.

Glad it found such an awesome landing spot! Hope all is well.

[GasHouseGang]

I need to post a boxing card for today. Here's a classic.

[Ed]

Haven't posted in a long time, but love seeing rare boxing cards. Enjoy these 2.

[butcher354435]

Originally Posted by Ed

Haven't posted in a long time, but love seeing rare boxing cards. Enjoy these 2.

Really nice e78's Ed. Are you working on the set?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by G1911

I think they all exist, I know one fairly quiet gentleman who is pretty close to a full set of Kopec backs and told me he’d seen the missing ones. Think it’s one of the “completely possible, but good luck” sets to complete. Shame they are so tough, as they are gorgeous set.

Same printer as Obaks, I think. Whatever they did it was superior to what was used for the other T sets, even T218.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Same printer as Obaks, I think. Whatever they did it was superior to what was used for the other T sets, even T218.

The detail always impresses, in such a small card size. Comparing your Monte to a T218, there is somehow more detail in him than the much larger American Lithographic Company cards. I've also presumed they are the same printer as the Obaks, and the same artists, but direct evidence is so difficult to find for most anything about these old cards. I strongly regret trading my small collection away a few years ago, I only have a Soldier King (Kopec) and a John L. Sullivan (Pet) I bought a few weeks ago (I believe you were the seller, actually). I'd love to see someone put together a full run of either back

[Mark Webster]

Spanish issue 1931 Evaristo Juncosa Jack Johnson. A cracking card. Many years ago one of the UK’s foremost boxing collectors, Bill Priddy, encouraged me to collect foreign issue cards. But, in my stubborn youth, I new better. However, regrettably, I did not!

[Mark Webster]

By the way, Great looking Attell. 👍

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by G1911

a John L. Sullivan (Pet) I bought a few weeks ago (I believe you were the seller, actually).

Guilty as charged!

Mark, I resisted foreign cards for a long time, too. My initial book effort was just "USA" American cards but then I decided to cover Canadian and Latin American cards, and before I know it I am trying to index (then collect) everything nominally American (hence covering NX5 because the PI was a US colony at the time). The overseas cards started up in earnest when I decided to go for a HOF set, and found that a good number of fighters have no American cards to speak of but had overseas cards. Now I am a type collector primarily with probably 1,200 or so different types, and a HOF collector.

Oh, gotta post a card, so here's a nice French one:

[GasHouseGang]

I can add this 1895 Newsboy of James Corbett portrait to go along with the Sullivan above.

[Exhibitman]

Here is the Campbell mount Fitzsimmons with the Newsboy photo used as a Boston Herald ad: