Mar 26, 2015 - Sale 2377

Sale 2377 - Lot 510

Price Realized: $ 250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 350 - $ 500
(BOXING.) EZZARD CHARLES vs. JERSEY JOE WALCOTT. Souvenir Program World's Heavyweight Championship Fight between Charles and Walcott. 16 pages on high glossy paper. Illustrated with profiles of a variety of 20th century boxers with their 'stats.' 16 pages Large 4to, original pictorial wrappers. Philadelphia: Municipal Stadium, 1952
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A souvenir that doubled as a directory of sorts. 'Where to Go, What to See' with advertisements of local black businesses. Aimed at African Americans from out of town, there to see the fight. Jersey Joe beat Charles in a 15 round decision retaining his championship title.