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Boxing Autographs
7 Lots
 Lot 219. Scarce Autograph of Heavyweight Champion Ezzard Charles. Underrated among the heavyweights, Charles was 38 years old before the boxing gods gave him a shot at the title even though he had dispatched quality opponents such as Joey Maxim, Charley Burley and Archie Moore. He beat Jersey Joe Walcott for the vacant NBA championship in 1949, won the vacant world championship by defeating an aging Joe Louis, and then lost the world title to Walcott in 1951. Prior to 1948, Charles was an aggressive boxer with a hard punch. In 1948, however, an opponent died several days after Charles had knocked him out. After that, Charles seemed to lose his desire to knock out opponents. His signature in ballpoint is on an unlined index card. In 1954, Charles unsuccessfully challenged Rocky Marciano twice for the world title. He retired in 1959 and died in 1975. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 220. Joe Frazier Autographed 8” x 10” Photo. Large, mint 9 autograph by the heavyweight champion who engaged in epic battles with Muhammad Ali. Frazier held the heavyweight title from 1970-73. He was also the 1964 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist. Frazier passed away in November of 2011. Kevin Keating authenticated the autograph. The photo has several creases and displays very nicely.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 221. Autographs of 6 Boxing Champs: Conn, Graziano, LaMotta, Sharkey, Walcott and Zale. Jack Sharkey signed a postcard mailed in 1988. The other signatures are on unlined index cards: Billy Conn, Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta (added “Raging Bull”), Jersey Joe Walcott and Tony Zale. Conn held the light heavyweight title from 1939-41. Zale (1940-47 and briefly in 1948), Graziano (1946-47) and LaMotta (1949-51) were middleweight champions. Sharkey (1932-33) and Walcott (1951-52) captured the heavyweight crown. The Sharkey autograph reflects his age; nm 7. The others are nm-m 8 or better. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $100.
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