Best piece of sports memorabilia ? Johnson to Ketchell?

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  1. Theron

    Theron Boxing Addict banned

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    What's the best or rarest piece of boxing memorabilia, in my opinion it's a signed picture of Jack Johnson that says ''To my little pal Stanley Ketchel from former boxing champion Jack Johnson''

    Anybody know of something better than that it might just be me that thinks this one is really good because of what Johnson wrote on it just my opinion though
     
  2. Seamus

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    Weren't Stanley no longer accepting gifts of the temporal sort when Jack was a former world champ?
     
  3. burt bienstock

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    Stanley was in heaven at the time...
     
  4. Theron

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    Yeah that's why it was a happy message to my little buddy Stanley Ketchel, guess it was supposed to be to Stanley somehow...
     
  5. Seamus

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    Heaven?
     
  6. MadcapMaxie

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    Damn that's gotta be on the best ever, I've seen a set that included a pair of Dempsey's old boxing shoes, sparring gloves and a framed photo of him training for Toledo signed by Dempsey himself. Worth a few coin no doubt.

    Another great one was a large painting/drawing of Johnson decking Jeffries signed by both Johnson and Jeffries it was going for $25,000.
     
  7. Theron

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    Wow if i had 25 grand that's what it would be spent on Or if there was a signed issue of Jack Dempseys Time magazine cover
    <<< can't even find a plain one for sale
     
  8. HOUDINI

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    I remember back in the early 70's you could pick up all sorts of incredible stuff for cheap. I had an original signed contract from one of the bare Knuckle hwt championship bouts...honestly forget which....and I only paid 75 bucks for it.
     
  9. Dempsey1238

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    A while back, the Bell of Dempsey Tunney II was auction off.