Lot 306
5 Boxing Greats, 1 Outlaw: Vintage Signed Photos/Signatures Including Dempsey, Walcott, Baer and Leonard. Six boxing greats in this lot of signed vintage stills. The first is a fantastic double-weight, sepia-toned 8" x 10", vintage original 1925 portrait, of Jack Dempsey. Dempsey was one of the most popular boxers of his generation, held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919 to 1926 and voted the 6th Greatest Boxer of the 20th Century by AP in 1999. Next, a signed image of Jersey Joe Walcott boldly signed. Walcott was a World Heavyweight Champion and at one time held the record as the oldest ever to hold that title until George Foreman. A Max Baer, Christmas card nicely inscribed to "The little Champ sending loads of hugs" as well as a thank you for his letter and signed "Max" on the inside blank page, a nicely signed card by Sugar Ray Leonard, and a signed 8" x 10" black and white photo while young of Jake La Motta, immortalized in the Martin Scorsese film, RAGING BULL Finally the outlaw - a rare original 8" x 5" photo addressed to the actress Anne Rutherford by boxer Moon Mullins, whose boxing career was short lived. Later, he turned to crime, murdered a man and found himself on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list and ultimately arrested. All pieces in very fine condition.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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