Old boxing cards will have you seeing "red".❤ Not so long ago, boxing was a primary American spectator sport. My Dad and Grandpa both enjoyed watching the fights, and I along with them. When I got back into the hobby, I discovered boxing cards through baseball. Abe Attell was widely known as the "bag man" in the Black Sox scandal, who ensured the money was secure and made it to its destination. He was never convicted.
1910 T218 Jack Johnson 🥊 Front Facing & Side Facing Variations Jack Johnson is one of the greatest World Heavyweight Champions of all-time and the first African-American to hold the title. These cards are well over 100 years old and the artwork is amazing. Jack Johnson had two cards in the iconic T218 Champions set, pictured here. The front facing variation is significantly more scarce than the side facing variation.
1926 Exhibit, Harry Greb 🥊 I can't get enough of the historical aspects and the beautiful black & white portraits of boxings early heroes like this one of Harry Greb. By the early 19th century, boxing had become one of, if not the most popular spectator sport, in America, especially in urban areas..
Boxing helped shape the professional sports model in America.
1921 Exhibits Boxing Cards, Joe Jeanette 🥊 Joe Jeanette was one of the greatest heavyweights never to hold a world title, renowned for his relentless toughness, iron chin, and technical skill. Jeanette is a Hall of Famer and one of the boxers others avoided in the very best of boxing’s hardest era.