Ring Magazine.ABAA
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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
1956105077<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Contents complete but missing back cover tape repairs to spine some margin tears minor edgewear normal aging and browning; otherwise good. The main feature article is about the retirement of heavyweight Champ Rocky Marciano. Marciano is the only heavyweight champ that retired undefeated and never lost a professional fight. Other articles cover Marciano’s career. Anither article reports on Italian-American fights Also included as a rebuttal to communist group claims that Negro fighters are exploited. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1956105078<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Spine partially split some minor edgewear normal aging and browning otherwise very good. Includes a feature article on sports greats Marciano and DiMaggio which suggests they are the top Italian- American sports’ figures. Other articles report on Mexican Fighters and rookie of the year Bobby Murphy. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1950105010<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright slight spine chip and a little edge foxing but still in really nice condition less usual aging and browning; very good plus. Veteran heavyweight Lee Savold is featured on the cover. He fought losing fights against Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano widely accepted as the best from that era. There is coverage of Jake LaMotta's winning middleweight title fight over Tiberio Mitri. Another article covers Sugar Ray Robinson's problems with the New York Boxing Commission. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1956105070<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Slight darkening to covers but are bright and clean normal aging and browning; otherwise very good plus. This issue includes an article on the film "The Harder They Fall" which is loosely based on the career of Primo Carnera. There are also a couple articles on corruption in boxing and another on boxing on TV. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1956105085<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Old tape repairs to spine some edgewear and a few chips normal aging and browning; otherwise good. This issue includes a feature article on Floyd Patterson’s rise through the heavyweight ranks and his recent win over Hurricane Jackson. Another article covers the upcoming middleweight bout between Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Fullmer.</p> The Ring Inc. books
1956105086<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Archival tape repair to spine some minor edgewear covers generally bright and clean letter A on front cover normal aging and browning; otherwise about very good. This issue includes a feature article on how former champ Jack Dempsey feels about current heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. This issue also incudes an article on the Basilio – Saxton fight and a tribute to Sam Langford the legendary "Negro" fighter from the early days of the 20th century. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1956105076<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Spine small split on bottom slight darkening to covers but still bright and clean normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This issue contains a feature article on the rumored fixed fight between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard. Many years after the fight Jonson claims he took a dive against Willard and this has been debated for decades. The issue also contains an article on newly elected boxing hall if famers. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1952105008<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright only a little darkening on back cover less aging and brown than usual; very good plus. Great issue that includes coverage of the Sugar Ray Robinson and Joey Maxim light heavyweight title match. While ahead on points Robinson was felled by the heat and couldn't answer the bell in the 15th round. There is also an article on up and coming heavyweight Rocky Marciano after he defeated Joe Louis. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1947105005<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Spine and edges with a few chips and tears contents browned and aged; otherwise good. This is a really great issue of Ring. The covers shows Zale knocking out Graziano for the middleweight crown in the first of three brutal fights. The issue is filled with pictures and short descriptions of some of the best fighter of the 1940s including Joe Louis Tippy Larkin Marcel Cerdan Willie Pep Ezzard Charles Sugar Ray Robinson Freddie Mills and Jake LaMotta. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1953105080<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight edgewear covers bright and clean but some separation of cover from text body normal browning and aging; otherwise very good. Rocky Marciano who recently won the heavyweight crown is named fighter of the year. A few articles report on his ring performances. Other articles report on important fights in 1952. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1949105081<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Archival tape repair to top cover some spine and edgewear some margin tears normal aging and browning; otherwise about very good. A feature article names Ike Williams as fighter of the year and Marcel Cerdan victory over Tong Zale is named fight of the year. Also another article names Rocky Castellani as rookie of the year. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1951105011<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright and clean slight aging and browning; very good plus. A feature article discusses Joe Louis probable return match with heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles. Louis got back in contention with a knockout of Lou Savold. There is another feature article by Nat Fleischer about Sugar Ray Robinson. Also coverage of a rising star Walter Cartier who had a nice start but didn't have a great record with top contenders. He would eventually become an actor.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1953106423<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some archival tape repairs to spine slight darkening to covers normal aging and browning; about very good overall. This issue contains Nat Fleiischer's ratings of top heavyweights. He rates Jack Johnson as the best all round heavy in history up to that point. He gave the honor of best puncher to Bob Fitzsimmons. While there is an article on current heavyweights this issue contains a lot of historical coverage including stuff on Benny Lenard Primo Carnera and the Durable Dane. Also some coverage of a recent Don Cockell fight. </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
1952105004<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Small corner piece missing from the upper right corner. Missing a couple of letters. Normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This issue contains an article about the contenders for Jersey Joe Walcott's heavyweight corn. This would include future champ Rocky Marciano who is one of the fighters featured on the cover. Another article explains how club fighters have benefited from TV exposure. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1952105012<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright and clean with just a slight bit of edgewear slight aging and browning; very good plus. Unusual Ring issue that features coverage of fighters outside the United States. The cover story features South African Bantamweight Champion Vic Toweel who is shown on the cover. Other articles include coverage of Marciano’s fight with Lee Savold Kid Gavilan's victory over Bobby Dykes and Japanese fighters invade the world of boxing. </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
1952104156<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some edge and spine wear normal aging and browing; very good overall. This issue provides annual rankings and features an article on Sugar Ray Robinson as the fighter of the year. Robinson regained his middleweight crown by beating Randy Turpin in their second bout. Ring names the Walcott-Charles bout as the fight of the year. Walcott's knockout of Charles earned him the heavyweight title. </p> 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
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
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
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
1947105003<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A few minor edge chips cover nice overall. Normal aging and browning; very good or better overall. This issue contains an article on Joe Louis as being champ for ten years. There is also an article on the boxing death of Jimmy Doyle as a result of his fight with Sugar Ray Robinson. Also included is a story on how defensive tactics help fighters last longer.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1951104157<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some darkening to covers slight center crease normal aging and browning; very good or better overall. This issue contains an article on the aging Joe Louis and another on the rise of British boxing stars. Some nice coverage of middleweight king Sugar Ray Robinson is also included. There is even a short article on the 30 million people who were expected to watch the middleweight fight between Jake LaMotta and Ray Robinson. </p> books
