Blog — Boxing

Brilliant-looking poster from Heritage Auctions. I was missing having some boxing accoutrements around here at Megadeluxe. “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” – muhammad ali Skill, Brains and Guts “Muhammad Ali a.k.a. Cassius Clay” (Bryanston, R-1975). One Sheet (27″ X 41″). This sports documentary tells the story of heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay. Richard Riley narrates the film with personal accounts from Joe Louis and Ali himself. Ali proclaimed himself to be both the greatest and the prettiest fighter to enter a boxing ring, this film includes footage...

The soundtrack on this video really highlights how hard these two pummeled the absolute hell out of each other. + Source: Joe Frazier Vs. Muhammad Ali :: Madison Square Garden :: March 8, 1971

HA Sports always has well-researched content to go along with their auction lots. Pretty-gruesome one below of the 1919 Willard vs. Dempsey fight. 1919 Willard vs. Dempsey Pinback. The first example we’ve ever encountered of this rare pinback sold at the historic bout in which Jack Dempsey first claimed the Heavyweight title. Dempsey so badly injured the much larger defending Champ–a broken jaw, broken ribs, several broken teeth and numerous fractures to his facial bones–that many suspected Dempsey’s gloves were “loaded,” though respected Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer provided a first-person refutation of these allegations. The celluoid pin measures 1.25″...