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1954105007<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Spine with a little split at the top otherwise covers in very nice shape. Contents with normal browning and aging; overall very good. This issue features Cuban heavyweight Nino Valdes. Valdes had mixed success in the U.S. losing to some top contenders and never earning a shot at the title. Included is an article by Ezzard Charles about an upcoming bout with Rocky Marciano. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1947WRCLIT53592Norwalk CT: Printed.by the O'Brien Suburban Press 1947. Pictorial cloth. Portrait and photographs. First edition of this biography of Benny Leonard by the editor of RING MAGAZINE. The cloth shows a few horizontal streaks inherent to the cloth but a good sound copy without dust jacket. Printed...by the O'Brien Suburban Press hardcover books
1932104113<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 48 pp. Slight extremity wear and some aging to covers but covers and spine in very nice shape normal aging and browning; very good plus. A very nice early issue of Ring magazine that includes a scarce boxing article on legendary middleweight champ Mickey Walker's quest for the heavyweight crown. Unfortunately for Walker heavyweight Max Schmeling destroyed Walker in eight rounds. There are articles that cover fighters of the day including Primo Carnera and Johnny Risko. Some historical articles on boxing and a wonderful Charles Atlas advertisment on the rear cover. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1952104100<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Minor edgewear covers solid contents with some aging and browning but less than normal; very good plus. The cover features Sugar Ray Robinson and Randy Turpin promoting the idea of a third fight. Turpin a relatively unknown British middleweight took Robinson's crown away in July 1951. A few months later Robinson regained the title by stopping Turpin in the 10th. A third fight never happened. The main article in this issue is on the rise of future heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1949104090<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Spine and extremities with a little wear still in nice shape some aging contents with normal browning; this copy is in very good condition. This is probably one of the best known Ring covers with Jake LaMotta in a pugilistic stance with a large bull in the background. This issue came out about three months after LaMotta knocked out Marcel Cerdan in the 10th round to win the middleweight championship. The magazine also covers rising stars Sugar Ray Robinson and Ezzard Charles.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1950104106<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight edgewear and darkening to covers but covers are in generally nice shape contents with normal aging and browning; very good. A great issue that features title match between Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles who are shown on the cover. The match took place in late September with Charles winning the bout. Articles also include coverage of the classic Sadler and Pep fight and LaMotta's victory over Laurent Dauthuille of France. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1948104097<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some very slight edgewear and fading spine and covers in nice shape a little tear on top of spine contents with normal aging and browning; very good. The cover features Louis and Walcott battling it out. The fight illustrated was they’re first meeting which Louis won a very controversial decision. It would be only the second time that two African Americans fought for the heavyweight championship. The article points to a second meeting between the two fighters but this time out Louis would win by knockout.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1934104101<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A little spine and extremity wear but covers still very sound 1934 inked on front cover contents with some aging and browning but less than normal; very good. This issue provides coverage of the Primo Carnera and Tommy Loughran heavyweight championship fight. Carnera beat Loughran in an awkward decision to retain his title but did little for his fighting reputation. There is coverage of a King Levinsky bout and some promotion of Max Bear as a strong fighting prospect. Bear would go on to beat Carnera and take his title. # 104101</p> The Ring Inc., books
1946104096<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some very slight edgewear spine and covers in nice shape contents with normal aging and browning; very good plus. The cover paves the way for the first Zale and Graziano title bout. However the big news of this issue was the article on the return match between heavyweight champ Joe Louis and Billy Conn. A few years earlier Conn outboxed Louis and was on his way to winning the fight until he got careless and was knocked out in the 13th round. He would do no better in the return engagement and was counted out in round eight. This issue has some good coverage of middleweight and welterweight fights.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1941105009<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright and in really nice condition normal aging and browning; very good plus or better. This issue is probably one of the most important issues of the 1940s. The historic first fight between heavyweight champ Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn is nicely covered with words and pictures. Conn ahead on points thanks to some great boxing skills blows his chance by trying to knock out Louis late in the fight. Despite the victory Louis lost the PR battle as Conn the smaller man was seen as a hero by almost defeating the champ. Boxer Sammy Angott is featured on the cover.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1948105069<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers have small archival tape repair along one edge some minor edgewear rear corner fold some aging and browning to contents; otherwise very good. Article debating the value of TV to the fight game. Some promoters were concerned; others felt it would help the sport. In the end it did not. Interesting article on Freddie Mills the recently crowned light-heavyweight champ. Another article by Jack Dempsey discusses the quality of ring talent in the late 1940s. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1948105073<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some minor edgewear and folds covers bright and clean normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Feature article on the loss of American dominance in boxing citing the rise of some European boxers including Marcel Cerdan and Freddie Mills. Another article reports on the Marcel Cerdan vs. Tony Zale middleweight title fight with many pictures. There is also an article that addresses ring fatalities in the sport of boxing which includes a comment or two on deaths in football. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1953105084<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with a little darkening but still bright and clean normal darkening and aging; overall very good plus. The contents include an article on the second and controversial second Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight title fight. Unlike the first fight which ended in a Marciano KO after 13rh brutal rounds the second ened in a one round KO of Walcott. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1952105065<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A little spine wear some darkening to covers but still bright and clean normal darkening and aging to contents; overall very good plus. Articles provide a lot of historical coverage of great fights and fighters. Another articles names Rock Marciano heavyweight prospect of the month after winning eight pro fights. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1947105063<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Spine with some wear and some tape repairs a couple of edge chips tape repair on side edge some browning and aging; overall a good copy. Important coverage of Graziano’s victory over Tony Zale for the middleweight crown in 1947. This fight inspired the book and movie "Somebody Up There likes Me."  The two fighters fought three brutal bouts with Zale winning two and regaining his title. There is another article about Jack Dempsey. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1952105068<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some darkening contents with normal browning and aging; overall very good. Feature articles on the end of Joe Louis’s career highlighting his recent defeat at the hands of Rocky Marciano. Another article reviews the career of Joe Louis. This issue also includes an article on Sugar Ray Robinson. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1950105072<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Very slight darkening to covers some foxing at the edge of front cover still generally bright and clean but have an ink mark on Jeffries normal aging and browning to contents; otherwise very good. Excellent coverage of Lee Savold’s victory over Bruce Woodcock which made him a top heavyweight contender. Articles on Sugar Ray Robinson and Archie Moore are also included. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1946105074<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some minor edgewear and a couple of chips normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This issue provides coverage of the Joe Louis and Tami Mauriello heavyweight title fight. Louis wins by KO in first round. Another feature article names Jake LaMotta as the leading contender for the middleweight crown. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1951105066<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some darkening to cover rear corner fold normal aging and browning; overall very good. For the first half of the last century boxing rivaled baseball as the most popular sport in America. Football and basketball were small potatoes at that time and boxing ws often a close second to baseball. However by the1950s boxing started to decline a bit and according to Nat Fleischer in an article on the subject. The reason was TV which was forcing many of the small boxing clubs out of business as they couldn’t compete with TV. This is a very early article on the subject and historically important to the sport. There are also articles on Joey Maxim Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles. Great issue! </p> The Ring Inc. books
1946105061<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some minor soiling or darkening to covers but still bright and clean overall normal aging; overall very good plus. Historically important article on the second Louis – Conn return match which ended in a knockout victory for Louis. The return bout was halted for almost five years because of WWII. In their first fight Conn shocked the boxing world by almost defeated the heavily favored Louis.</p> The Ring Inc. books
1952biblio8<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some chips and wear at extremities spine in good shape paper fragile a couple of margin tears browning and aging; about very good. The Zale and Graziano cover relates to coverage of the third and final bout between these two fights. Zale regained his middleweight title with a third round knockout of Graziano. All three of their fights were won inside the distance and have to be considered among the most brutal in boxing history. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1934104115<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some extremity wear but covers and spine in very nice shape less than normal aging and browning; very good or better. A wonderful early issue of Ring Magazine with some great content. Articles provide coverage of fights between Primo Carnera and Max Bear Barney Ross and Tony Canzoneri and Jimmy McLarnin and Al Singer. Another article covers the career of 'The Boston Tar Baby' Sam Langford. Langford was one of the best African American fighters of his day but was avoided by both black and white fighters. After winning the heavyweight title Jack Johnson preferred to take on to the hill white fighters than face a real challenge from Langford. Boxing would leave him blind and he never even got one shot at the title despite an incredible career. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1931104111<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some extremity wear and corner folds spine with a little wear still covers and spine in very nice shape normal aging and browning; very good. This early issue of Ring Magazine is in nice condition. A featured article covers successful "Negro" boxers. This article looks at recent boxers including Harry Wills Tiger Flowers and Battling Siki. A historically significant article at least to boxing fans is an editorial by Nat Fleischer that talks about Tony Canzoneri's capture of the featherweight crown from Al Singer and a loss by Jimmy McLarnin at the hands of Billy Petrolle. </p> The Ring Inc., books
191328788Boston: Small Maynard and Company 1913. 1st edition Smith V-100. Blue cloth binding with white stamped lettering. VG spine sun-tanned. 12 411 1 pp. Frontis 2 inserted plates by Arthur Hutchins. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> Small Maynard and Company hardcover books
191514430Baltimore Md: I & M Ottenheimer 1915. 58 pages; No. 41 of the publisher's series of small booklets relating to sports an humor; black and white illustrated; 5" x 4" approximate size; no date but circa 1900; some edgewear and soiling chipping to back and front of illustrated paper wrap covers; pages browned; fair condition and interesting boxing memorabilia. Soft Cover. Fair. I & M Ottenheimer Paperback books
