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1936 Joe Louis vs. Jack Sharkey...
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1936 Joe Louis vs. Jack Sharkey...

Item # 729227 ·
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 19, 1936 

* Boxer Joe Louis "The Brown Bomber"
* Heavyweight boxing match vs. Jack Sharkey

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Louis Knocks Out Sharkey in Third to Start Comeback" with subheads. And the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a banner headline: "Sharkey Added to Louis' List of Badly Beaten Victims" and more with two related photos. (see images) Five more related photos on the following pages. 
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

Background: On August 18, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City, future world heavyweight champion Joe "The Brown Bomber" Louis made his crucial high-stakes return to the ring against former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Sharkey, just two months after suffering his crushing, first-ever career loss to Max Schmeling. Seeking to reignite his momentum toward a title shot, the 22-year-old Louis delivered a dominant and brutal performance, knocking Sharkey down twice in the second round and twice more in the third before securing a knockout victory at 1:02 of Round 3 in front of nearly 29,300 spectators. The fight proved to be a major turning point in boxing history: it decisively re-established Louis as the premier heavy-hitting contender of his era and served as the absolute end of the road for the 33-year-old Sharkey, who officially retired immediately following the bout, permanently passing the torch to the rising legend.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$52
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.