What's the draw?

[steve B]

I don't collect boxing specifically, but I've pursued the T220 and T218 sets and have some 48 Leaf and a few other items.

I like the old sets. They're nice looking sets, and more affordable than any of the baseball.

I got into sports as a Kid at just about the perfect time. Mets 73 series, The Dolphins unbeaten season, Ali-Frasier II, Aarons HR record, Ali-Foreman, The 75 world series the next season, The international six day motorcycle trials in town in 73, first time ever in the US.

There was a lot of great sports between late 73 and summer 77, and as a Jr High kid in a fairly rural area it was all even bigger to me. Sort of the beginning of realizing there was more world out there and that it was pretty exciting.

I also got into listening to shortwave radio, which was also pretty cool. I'd send letters to the stations with details of shows and mentions of how well the signal came in, and they'd send back at least a postcard verifying I'd heard them. Some sent more, Radio Havana sent me stuff for years. Program schedules, decals, new years cards, Pocket calendars showing south American revolutionary heroes.......The people at the post office must have been amused at least.

Steve B