1969 death of Rocky Marciano...

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 1, 1969



* Fighter Rocky Marciano death w/ photos

* Heavyweight boxing World champion

* "The Brockton Blockbuster" - Massachusetts



The front page has a banner headline: "Marciano: Every Man's Joe Palooka Dies in Crash" with lead-in: "Never Learned to Box and Never Had To" and two related photos. (see images)

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Rocky Marciano wins heavyweight boxing title...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Sept. 24, 1952



* Rocky Marciano wins heavyweight boxing title

* Knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in 13th round



Page 8 under "Sportfolio" is a small heading: "King Rocky Still Crude Nugget; Walcott Glitters Despite Loss" and more. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.



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1949 Mount Joe Palooka monument dedication...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 17, 1949



* Mt. Mount Joe Palooka monument dedication

* Heavyweight boxing"Champion of Democracy"

* Cartoonist Ham Fisher comic strip - Wilkes-Barre



The front page has a two column heading: "Mt. Palooka to Sport Head Carved in Stone" with lead-in: "Memorial Dedicated" and photo/illustration. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, l... See More  

Jewish boxer Benny Leonard keeps boxing title......

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1922



* Benny Leonard vs. Lew Tendler

* Both Jewish boxers - title fight

* Lightweight boxing championship



The front page has a great banner headline: "LEONARD RETAINS HIS TITLE" with subhead. (see image) Nice for display. Reporting continues in the sport's section with round per round coverage. First report coverage on the lightweight champions... See More  

Joe Louis defeats Arturo Godoy (1940)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1940



* Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing title fight - Arturo Godoy

* "This was the worst fight I ever had"



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Louis Wins, Keeps Title; Godoy Avoids a Knockout" and more. Much more on page 10 with a banner headline, photos and more. The coverag... See More  

Mike Tyson becomes youngest heavyweight boxing champ...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 23, 1986



* Mike Tyson vs. Trevor Berbick

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* "Judgement Day" knockout



The front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Tyson Knocks Out Berbick in Second to Earn WBC Title" with related photo. First report coverage continues on page 15 of this section with another related photo. (see) This was w... See More  

1954 Rocky Marciano KO's Ezzard Charles... Billy Grahm "saves" gangster/boxer Mickey Cohen...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 18, 1954



* Rocky Marciano wins by knockout vs. Ezzard Charles

* Heavyweight boxing title at Yankee Stadium

* Billy Grahm and gangster/boxer Mickey Cohen



The top of the front page has a full-banner headline: "ROCKY KO'S CHARLES IN 8TH", with subheading: "Ez Fails To Retake Crown - 25,000 See Him Floored 3 Times". This is accompanie... See More  

Jake LaMotta defeats Sugar Ray Robinson: from the city of the fight...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 6, 1943 



* Jake LaMotta defeats Sugar Ray Robinson

* First defeat : from city where it happened



The banner headline on page 14 reports: "18,930 See LaMotta Floor Robinson in Scoring Upset Victory" with subheads: "Defeat Is First for Ray in Career of 130 Bouts" "Bell Saves Sugar from Knockout in Eighth Round; Decision Is Unanimous&qu... See More  

1976 "ROCKY" boxing movie pre-release review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1976



* "Rocky" pre-World premiere review

* American sports drama film

* Sylvester Stallone - Rocky Balboa

* 12 days prior to opening day in NYC



The front page has a heading: "The Sylvester Stallone Story 'ROCKY' KOs MOVIE BIZ" with photo of Stallone.

Page 12 has a heading: "Rocky KOs Ti... See More  

1964 Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston title fight

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 5, 1964



* Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) vs. Sonny Liston (1st)

* Famous boxing's World Heavyweight Championship

* One of the greatest sports moments of the 20th century



Pages 4 & 5 has a first hand report by Lawrence Shainberg on the recent boxing heavyweight championship fight between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston.... See More  

The Sharkey & Corbett boxing match...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, Nov. 23, 1898  



* Tom Sharkey vs. James J. Corbett

* Heavyweight boxing match - fight

* Lenox Athletic Club, New York



The front page has nearly a full column taken up on the historic boxing match between Tom Sharkey and James Corbett, including illustrations of both.

The one-column heads include: "SHARKEY THE VICTOR" "The despised Sail... See More  

Max Schmeling vs. Joe Louis in 1936...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 18, 1936



* Max Schmeling (German boxer)

* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Heavyweight boxing upset (day of)

* Pre fight reporting



The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 25) has a headline that reads: "ODDS HOLD AT 8 TO 1 FOR JOE LOUIS" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) The German boxer would pull off a big upset in t... See More  

Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling... Rematch...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 22, 1938



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Max Schmeling (German fighter)

* Famous rematch - boxing (day of)

* Joseph Goebbels speech in Berlin

* Rid Germany of the Jewish population



The front page has a heading: "$1,000,000 Fight Gate !" with subheads. The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "IT'S ON TONIGHT! SCHMELIN... See More  

Jack Sharkey Defeats Max Schmeling... Nikola Tesla....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1932



* Jack Sharkey vs. Max Schmeling

* Heavyweight boxing championship fight

* Nikola Tesla - father of radio



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "70,000 SEE SHARKEY OUTPOINT SCHMELING TO WIN WORLD TITLE" with subheads. (see images) Much more in the sport's section (pages 28 & 29) with headlines, photos and round by round cov... See More  

Deaths of Abbie Hoffman & Sugar Ray Robinson...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 13, 1989



* Abbie Hoffman & Sugar Ray Robinson

* Yippies founder & Chicago Seven member

* Flower Power movement advocate

* Middleweight boxing champion



The top of the front page has a pictorial with heading: "Death of a Champion" with more in the sport's section.

Also on the front page is a one column heading: "Abbie Hoffman Dies; Yippi... See More  

Mendoza & boxing as "a disgrace of society"...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 2, 1790  



* Daniel Mendoza - The fighting Jew



The back page has: "...Sir Sampson compelled Mr. Mendoza to give bail for his good behavior in future, which he did, himself in a penalty of 200 pounds...Thus the rage for boxing has received a very proper check...to be hoped the magistrates throughout the kingdom will be no less vigilant in their end... See More  

1922 Harry Greb vs. Tommy Gibbons boxing fight....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 14, 1922



* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons

* Heavyweight boxing fight

* Madison Square Garden



The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "GREB AWARDED DECISION IN BOUT WITH GIBBONS" with subhead and round by round description. (see images)

Complete in 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

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Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 8, 1996



* Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez I

* Lineal and WBC light welterweight boxing title



The top of the front page has a color photo showing De La Hoya celebrating his victory with small heading: "Riding High" with brief text.

The front page of the sport's section has a headline: "It's Oscar Night" with subheads and photo. (s... See More  

Perfect pair of issues: prints of John Heenan and Tom Sayers...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, A consecutive pair of issues for Feb. 18 and 25, 1860  



* John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers

* First World boxing championship match



It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

With the world title boxing match scheduled in less than two months, the front page of each issue fe... See More  

Joe Louis joins the service...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 13, 1942 



* Joe Louis joins U.S. Army

* Heavyweight Boxing Champion



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "LOUIS SIGNS AT $21, EAGER 'TO GET JAPS'" with photo. (see)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition

Much on Tom Sayers and the boxing championship... The Annual Ball for baseball players...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Jan. 14, 1860  



* John C. Heenan vs. Tom Sayers

* First World boxing championship match



It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Inside has most a page taken up with: "Life And Battles Of Tom Sayers--Seventh Fight of Tom Sayers" which is followed by: "Ei... See More  

The historic Sayers - Heenan boxing match... A new baseball club is created...

WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, Feb. 4, 1860  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage". 

Various reporting on the historic boxing match of the day between Tom Sayers and John Heenan, 'The Benicia Boy' including "The Coming Fight for the Championship - The Probabilities of Heenan Proving Victor&qu... See More  

Jack Johnson, boxing World Champion - cash bond refused...

THE ALBUQUERQUE MORNING JOURNAL, New Mexico, Nov. 9, 1912



* Jack Johnson - World Heavyweight Champ

* 1st Black American to hold title (1910)

* Locked up even though he offered to pay bail bond in cash



Page 3 has: "JACK JOHNSON LOCKED UP IN DEFAULT OF $30,000 BAIL," with related article which tells of his arrested for allegedly violating the Mann Act due to his supposed "infl... See More  

Boxer Davey Moore put in coma...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 22, 1963



* Davey Moore vs. Sugar Ramos

* Featherweight boxing title fight

* Moore put in coma after defeat



The front page has a banner headline: "KO'd Boxer Fights Deaths" with subhead: "Moore in a Coma After Loss of Title" and photo. More in the sport's section. Moore would die a few days later.

Complete with 50+ pages, small library st... See More  

Max Schmeling Wins Over Jack Sharkey In 1930...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1930



* Max Schmeling vs. Jack Sharkey

* Heavyweight boxing championship

* Famous foul - hit below the belt



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCHMELING WINNER ON SHARKEY'S FOUL; 80,000 AT TITLE BOUT" with subheads and great inside page reporting with nice photos. First report coverage on the famous fight that ended on a low blow.... See More