Let's See Some Awesome Boxing Cards!

[butcher354435]

Originally Posted by Ed

Haven't posted in a long time, but love seeing rare boxing cards. Enjoy these 2.

Really nice e78's Ed. Are you working on the set?

[Bill77]

This Al Kaufman card got me started on a T225 set.

[herbc]

How about Graziano...

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Bill77

This Al Kaufman card got me started on a T225 set.

It's a great set, I'm at work on the master run now (1/3 of the way through). The lack of a Johnson has kept this issue particularly cheap still and collector-friendly. Are you doing the type 2 white borders as well? Those are also cheap, but pretty tough.

[Bill77]

Originally Posted by G1911

It's a great set, I'm at work on the master run now (1/3 of the way through). The lack of a Johnson has kept this issue particularly cheap still and collector-friendly. Are you doing the type 2 white borders as well? Those are also cheap, but pretty tough.

So far just the 1st 25 of the set. I currently I have 8 cards and 5 different backs.
Jim Driscoll
Jimmy Gardner
Dick Highland
Jim Jefferies
Al Kaufman
Billy Papke
William Rothwell
Jack Sullivan

[G1911]

Seems the name of the game is Al Kaufman, we've had his T225, His E77, his E78, his T9 in the set thread all within a week or so.

Here's his most available card for us basics, and I think his finest looking non-cabinet, if not nearly as cool as Ed's E78 up above. This was one of the first T218's I picked up in my set:

[DHogan]

News wire service photo 1911

[Ed]

Hi Brent, love to be working on any of the E sets, but they're impossible to find in decent condition. I probably have 10-20 from each set, but they rarely come around. If you have any, let me know. Thanks

[Exhibitman]

Hey Dave, are you a descendant of that Hogan?

I've got two boxers in the family tree, but only one has any cards.






Also made two magazine covers that I know of:




A couple of posters:

[DHogan]

[QUOTE=Exhibitman;2109166]Hey Dave, are you a descendant of that Hogan?

I've got two boxers in the family tree, but only one has any cards.



No, I'm not related to him. I just collect cards in any sport with their first or last name Hogan. Just something different to collect. Anyone except hulk Hogan.

[GasHouseGang]

[QUOTE=DHogan;2109192]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Hey Dave, are you a descendant of that Hogan?

I've got two boxers in the family tree, but only one has any cards.



No, I'm not related to him. I just collect cards in any sport with their first or last name Hogan. Just something different to collect. Anyone except hulk Hogan.

Hulk Hogan was the first one I thought of!

[GasHouseGang]

Here's a boxer for today.

[AMPduppp]

I know strip cards don't often get a lot of love, but this is one of my favorites I've picked up. Reverse image with a cool color shift

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by DHogan

No, I'm not related to him. I just collect cards in any sport with their first or last name Hogan. Just something different to collect. Anyone except hulk Hogan.

Interesting. You are the second collector I've met who collects cards of fighters with the same surname that are not related to him.

[G1911]

This is another amusing one I like. Jack Randall died in 1828, never fought with gloves in his career. Even the card back references the bare-knuckle nature of the bout. And yet one of the ALC artists padded up both gentleman's fists.

Instead of changing the entire background on Donovan's card or erasing a man in the background on Coburn's, you'd think ALC would edit the gloves on this card if they wanted to make some changes. Here it is in all 4 versions, Mecca 30, Mecca 649, Tolstoi, Dixie Queen

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by G1911

This is another amusing one I like. Jack Randall died in 1828, never fought with gloves in his career. Even the card back references the bare-knuckle nature of the bout. And yet one of the ALC artists padded up both gentleman's fists.

Instead of changing the entire background on Donovan's card or erasing a man in the background on Coburn's, you'd think ALC would edit the gloves on this card if they wanted to make some changes. Here it is in all 4 versions, Mecca 30, Mecca 649, Tolstoi, Dixie Queen

Randall did perform a lot of sparring exhibitions and benefits with gloves on. That image was basically lifted and transposed from this 19th Century print, purportedly showing Randall and Turner giving an exhibition at the Fives Court.

Randall and Turner did fight, but it wasn't there, and it certainly wasn't in an elevated ring with gloves on.

[Jerry G]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Interesting. You are the second collector I've met who collects cards of fighters with the same surname that are not related to him.

Close, but no banana. Basil Galiano.

[RCMcKenzie]

Fitzsimmons and O'Brien...

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Jerry G

Close, but no banana. Basil Galiano.

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