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Boxing Autographs - Including Muhammad Ali
7 Lots
 Lot 262. Vintage Jack Dempsey Autograph on a Menu from His Broadway Restaurant. Nm-m 8 to mint 9 steel-tipped pen autograph on the menu cover, which has Dempsey’s image and the logo for the 1939-40 World’s Fair in New York. Kevin Keating authenticated the signature. Dempsey was world heavyweight champion from 1919-26. ESPN selected him as the ninth greatest boxer of all time. He is a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame. After he retired, he operated the famous New York restaurant. He passed away in 1983. The signature on Dempsey’s image on the menu is a facsimile. He signed just above “Supper.”
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 263. Gene Tunney Autographed 8” x 10” Black & White Photo. Tunney twice defeated Jack Dempsey, in 1926 and 1927, to win and retain the world heavyweight boxing title. After defeating Tom Heeney in 1928 and being named “Ring” magazine’s first Fighter of the Year, he retired as an undefeated champion. In a career that included 86 bouts, he lost only once, to Harry Greb. He passed away in 1978. He was elected to the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1980, the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 and the U.S. Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. His autograph is a bold 10 authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 264. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier Signed “SI” Previewing “The Fight of the Century.” Two of boxing’s best heavyweights met for the first time on May 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden. Following a grueling fight that landed both boxers in hospitals, Frazier retained the world heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision. It was Ali’s first professional loss. “Sports Illustrated” previewed the bout by comparing “the slugger (Frazier) and the boxer (Ali).” Artist Robert Handville provided the illustration for the cover and for an article inside that looks at the Willard-Johnson, Dempsey-Tunney, Louis-Conn and Marciano-Charles fights. Both Ali and Frazier placed large, bold gem mint 10 signatures on the cover of the ex-m+ magazine. Kevin Keating authenticated the signatures.
Winning Bid $520.
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 Lot 265. Rare Muhammad Ali Autographed June 1967 “Ramparts” Magazine. Very large and bold gem mint 10 Ali autograph on the cover of the vg+ magazine, which has a vertical crease and looks better than the grade indicates. “Ramparts” was a New Left political and literary magazine published from 1962-75. In addition to the cover photo, the June 1967 edition includes a six-page article by Gene Marine that deals with Ali’s conversion to Islam and his refusal to serve in the U.S. military. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $121.
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