My old man who passed away in Nov 24 had, in his loft, Ring magazines dating back to the 50s,60s and 70s. There were 100s of KO, Boxing Digest, Boxing Illustrated, Ring from late 80s, 90s, 00s and boxing news from '88 - 2020 or so. Quite a find dont ya think?
Sure is. I worked with a guy that had a 2nd job at a warehouse that distributed Ring Magazine and Boxing Digest. I got 2 years of free magazines. Very nice guy. I found out later, after I quit, he died from a seizure in his sleep. Nicest guy you ever wanted to meet.
Yup, you indeed stumbled upon a treasure trove. I still have have about 30 or 40 old mags dating back to the mod 90s. Not as old as yours, but when I die hopefully some boxing fan will enjoy finding them while throwing out the rest of my belongings
some of them may be quite rare, especially due to the age of some of them. May be worth a few $$$$$, moreso the older they get. I have them in individual plastic sleeves so hopefully they will not degrade too badly
Yes when things get beyond a lifetime old they rise in value and importance dramatically as presumably all other copies are slowly destroyed. Something 80 years old might be worth a few hundred bucks double that to 160 now you've got a priceless artifact older than the sport of boxing is right now. If you have kids or a next generation of your family this is a concept you should talk over with them.
Kids don't want your stuff. Trust me. Enjoy those mags while are alive; assign them in your will to someone you know would appreciate them. Doesn't have to be a family member.
All through the 70’s I collected comics, Mad and Cracked magazines, and boxing magazines. Bought them at garage sales and flea markets for pennies. Had lots of boxes full before my mother threw them out in a spring cleaning session when I was away for the summer. I was heartbroken. Lots of 1st edition comics in there. I would hang them in the man cave, or throw them up on the bay for the average price being paid for those editions and then just sit on them and wait, if I didn’t want them.
thanks mate, he was very old and frail - end stage heart failure, COPD and lung disease. Was like a skeleton at the end so it was a relief when he checked out