School me on collecting

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  1. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Somebody, I don't care. I've done a lot of reading about collecting, but don't really know how to go about it. I've read about some old timers thru the years who know all the "art and science" of it, and somehow wind up with these fights that the rest of us spend years looking for. I'd appreciate any advice.
     
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  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How old are you? Seriously?
     
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  3. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    17, seriously.
     
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  4. DanDaly

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    You've got youtube at your fingertips. I'm certain 99% of fights that you could find on vhs or some **** are on there if not 100%
     
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  5. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    I collected boxing matches thru the years, and also have a record collection, mostly 45 RPM's, still have my portable Hi-Fi.
     
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    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    O
     
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  7. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    O? you sound disappointed.
     
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  8. mr. magoo

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    It’s certainly an interesting subject. I wonder if there are a lot of good fights out there which aren’t readily available through mainstream sources.
     
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  9. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There are, I've been looking into a hailed boxing store recently and they have lots of fights I'd given up as lost. There's a lot they don't have that I wish they did, but it's still cool.
     
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  10. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Check out Ringwise.com Magoo, download/ print some of their catalogs if you can. For instance, they have vintage Eddie Machen, Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Robinson,and lots of other guys. When I mean vintage Moore and Robinson I mean like from the 40s.
     
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  11. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Sounds like a good source. Thanks
     
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  12. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Start with Bob Pace. Well respected, authenticates signed stuff with photos of the boxers signing. Mostly high-end stuff.

    http://www.bobpaceboxing.com/
     
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  13. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The first question is what do you want to collect? Autographs, programs, cards, books, magazines, posters, fight-worn gear? It sounds like, based on more recent posts, that you're looking to collect fights. Which division? Era? Region? How deep do you wish to go? Buying dvd's of fights that aren't on YouTube? Going deep into really rare fights on film or that only exist in private collections? Klompton's posts on this topic are interesting. Have fun.
     
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  14. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    just saw this reply of yours, a bit lat tho, I'll write you up a PM to answer your questions
     
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  15. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If you'd like. They were mostly rhetorical questions designed to get people thinking about the wide range of options there are when collecting boxing items.
     
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