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no.268 april-may, 2013 Chrysanthemum Joe (Don't let the name fool you) Also: Joe Palooka, Sonny Liston twisting, rare program, new ads, Robinson by the pound, 2 pop quizzes and saying goodby to an original. 24 pages. 1 JO SPORTS, INC. BOXING SALE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.josportsinc.com Thousands Of Boxing Items For Sale! SPECIAL ITEMS: 1. ALI-CHUVALO II ON SITE POSTER: May 1, 1972, EX on linen, 22” x 34.” $2,000.00 2. CLAY-SILER ON SITE POSTER: Decem- ber 27, 1960, Clay’s 2nd Pro Fight, EX, 14” x 22.” $20,000.00 3. JAMES CORBETT-PETER JACKSON POSTER: Police Gazette 1894, EX on linen, 16 ½” x 23.” $2,500.00 4. JACK DEMPSEY IDOL OF MILLIONS POSTER: 1929, EX on linen, 28 ½” x 42.” $2,000.00 5 JOE FRAZIER FIGHT WORN ROBE (BUGNER FIGHT):July 2, 1973, London- won by Frazier, EX, Collection of Joe Fra- zier. $15,000.00 6. SUGAR RAY ROBINSON N.A.A.C.P. IMAGE AWARD (1989):1989, 14” high, EX. $3,500.00 7. SUGAR RAY ROBINSON-DON LEE OFFICIAL PROGRAM:April 11, 1949, EX, Rare.$1,250.00 8 MIKE TYSON SIGNED BUSI- NESS CHECK: Ratliff Fight, Dated 9/17/86, EX, Signed by Tyson & Jimmy Jacobs $500.00 9. JESS WILLARD BUFFALO BILL SHOW FULL TICKET: 1917, Full with stub, EX’ Illustrated. $750.00 10. CHALKY WRIGHT-PHIL TER- RANOVA ON SITE POSTER:June 4, 1943, Linen Backed, EX, One Sheet-28 ½” x 41.” $1,500.00 TERMS: 1. Please add $10.00 for shipping/handling. Foreign orders billed sepa- rately. 2. NYS residents add 8.625% sales tax. 3. All autographs are guaranteed for life. 4. Check or money order payable to: JO Sports, Inc. 5. Visa, Mastercard & American Express accepted. WANTED: Autographs, Antique & Wire Photos, Cabinet 6. Paypal to our account: [email protected] (no L in account name) Cards, Rare Books, Posters, Programs, Tick- 7. Payment is due within 10 days of order. ets, Championship Belts, Awards & Trophies, JO SPORTS, INC. - Craig Hamilton Fight Worn Equipment, Advertising Pieces and Bound Volumes of The Ring, Boxing Il- P.O. Box 607 lustrated, Boxing & Wrestling and The Police Brookhaven, NY 11719 Gazette (pre-1930). Loose copies of The ring and Police Gazette pre 1930 only if clean. Phone/fax 631-286-0970 Email: [email protected] 2 This issue we are interspersing some of those Snap . photos we have gathered through the years, especially lately, that even with all the wire Smile, you're in BCN and press photos coming out to choose from, we couldn't pass on. These are not historically important or any of that BS, they are just fun. How about this one... The most priceless kayo photo EVER. If this expression on Luc Van Dam's face doesn't say, "But his name is "Sugar" why does he hit so haaa-aarrrd? God help Luc but he goes down in BCN's ten photos-I-am-glad-it- wasn't me" file. BOXING COLLECTORS' NEWS is solely pub- lished and owned by Don Scott Consulting and ADDRESSES Publishing, LLC. No material herein can be used without permission. Boxer addresses are not guaranteed authentic by BCN but are collected from SUBSCRIPTIONS are $24 for first class mail deliv- readers and BoxingHelp.com and passed on as related. We always need addresses. ery. Canada is $30 per 11 issues and other non-US is $40 (all funds US). Please note that overseas will be mailed first class . Watts,Bobby "Bugaloo",Joe Hand Boxing Gym, AD RATES: are as follows: : 1/4 page $25; 1/2 page 543-547 North Third St., Philadelphia, PA, $50, 3/4 page $75 and full page is $100. All ad 19123 submissions must be submitted digitally unless Tarver,Antonio and Lennon Jr, Jimmy c/o Show- prior agreement is made. There us a 10% discount time Boxing, Showtime Networks, Inc., 1633 for full year of ads paid in advance. All ads must Broadway, New York, NY, 10019 be in our hands by the 10th of the month with Popoca,Rey Ivan,c/o 8 Count Productions, 2160 payment. No faxed ads. NO CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED FOR SUBS OR N. Maplewood Ave., Chicago, IL, 60647 ADS but Paypal accepted. Molina,John,c/o Goossen Tutor Promotions, OUR HOMEPAGE: www.boxingcollectors.com. Our 15300 Ventura Blvd., Suite 400, Sherman email and Paypal address: Oaks, CA, 91403 [email protected] 3 Okay, okay but how about this for a statement of the early influence of technology on us all?Call this one: Look, it's just like being there... So here's a stand-by fighter who awaits to see whether he will get a fight that night in Cleveland, 1955 (he didn't) but what is classic is that he is seeing on the TV monitor the fight being televised right next to him. Like watching kids sitting at the same table texting each other today. They will pick virtual over real every time. Daaaaa-aad! It is the solemn duty of every parent, old or young, to insure that you never, ever forget to make every effort to embarrass your child when she or he is old enough to understand they are being embarrassed. It is our God given right and here, Jack Dempsey does just that to his daughter, Barbara on her wedding day. 4 5 Manuel Ortiz – right hand fight worn Ben Lee Amateur BOXING Poster: MEMORAL Manuel BILIA Ortiz vs. FOR Phil Ortiz SALE glove vs. Rush Delma 1-‐10-‐1941 Brawley Arena 2-‐22-‐1937 $1,000.00 Hollywood Legion $750.00 Lauro Salas fight worn Seyer gloves vs. Fabela Chavez 9-‐28-‐1951 $350.00 On site Poster 22” x 27” Joseph Golinkin Artwork – Louis vs. Carnera Manuel Ortiz vs. Enrique Esqueda signed by Golinkin $2,000.00 12-‐10-‐1955 México City $300.00 On site Poster 8” x 30” Manuel Ortiz -‐ large poster/photo autographed Henry Armstrong vs. David Abad by Ortiz, Tommy Farmer $300.00 Baby Arizmendi vs. Frankie Wallace México City 3-‐31-‐1935 $1,500.00 Artwork – Oils, 1 of a kind by Ring Mundial Editor/Artist for his magazine: Manuel Ortiz, Kid On site Poster 8” x 30” Gavilan, Panama Al Brown, Jose Ortiz, Juan Zurita, Baby Arizmendi vs. Fidel Labarba Ritchie Lemos, Romeo Anaya, Alphonso Zamora & Battling Shaw vs. Luis Portilla Carlos Zarate, Alphonse Halimi, Nato Marcel. México City 1-‐1-‐1932 $1,200.00 $6,000.00 Manuel Ortiz autograph photo Full ticket Bantanweight Championship Hollywood Legion Stadium Lou Salica vs. Ortiz 7-‐7-‐1942 $350.00 On site Poster 22” x 28” Manuel Ortiz vs. Bobby Carroll San Diego 9-‐25-‐1942 $500.00 On site Poster 22” x 27” Manuel Ortiz vs. Carlos Chavez Hollywood Ballpark 9-‐30-‐1944 $400.00 Lauro Salas – fight worn Ray Flores gloves vs. Cisco Andrade $400.00 On site Poster 22” x 27” Manuel Ortiz vs. Joey Dolan Manuel Ortiz’s glove scissors $400.00 Portland, Oregon 4-‐27-‐1948 $400.00 Tommy Farmer, Ortiz Manager Hand written letter $100.00 Last of my “personal collection”. All memorabilia sold, collecting boxing art, would like to sell collection, will Manuel Ortiz -‐ right hand fight worn glove hear and negotiate all offers. Lou Salica Hollywood Legion 8-‐27-‐1942 Contact: Bill Griego -‐ (562) 371 5903 Ortiz wins World Bantam Title $800.00 6 Leaving a Lasting Impression One of my favorite photos. That's Gene Tunney in the middle just coming back from picking up his winnings versus Dempsey. On either side are his bodyguards and the guy to his left in the porkpie hat is doing some picking of his own with his thumb. Here we are, 86 years later and this is what that guy's photo legacy likely is. His mother must have been so proud. POP Quiz #1... I can identify 5 of the 6 people here but I will bet you that if you can match that you are older than 65 years. Answer in 15th Round. 7 Childhood memories of... Palookaville This entire lot sold in Legendary's February auction for $1,434 When people ask when He looked a lot like Tony Galento. and why I started collecting He asked Joe not to hit him there boxing, I tell them I collected in respect of his dear departed Ma. baseball cards as a kid in the Joe, who was a lot of things but ‘50’s but watched boxing on TV unfortunately gullible was one of with my Dad and when I went them and smart was not, agreed. back to collecting in the late Palooka was losing the fight until 70’s, baseball cards held no real in the late rounds when the tattoo interest for me but boxing did. began to run and the challenger Then I did a little research on was revealed not just as a fraud this article and it brought back but, predictably, a guy who could maybe another reason. be knocked out with one good In the early ‘50’s I hur- right hand to mama’s melting face. riedly opened the comics in the I also have a clear memory Sunday Mobile Press Register of seeing my first boxing card and went straight to Joe Pa- though it would be over 20 years looka. Weekdays I had two- before I saw another. My parents sport (baseball/football) Ozark often brought me to local fast pitch Ike but he held no candle to softball league games at Sage Palooka who ranked even above Park.