A couple of photos of Jack Britton with his family, this is a photo of Jack Britton at home with his wife tending to him, he was 35 years old at the time this photo was taken and was a veteran of hundreds of ring wars.
Ok, back to the 1922 Romeo Y Julieta cards. This is "Lefty" Lew Tendler, a southpaw from Philadelphia and one of the greatest fighters of the 1920s, had a famous rivalry with the great Benny Leonard.
Charlie White, another great lightweight of the 1920s. He might not look like much, but White had a murderous left hook, he damn-near flattened Benny Leonard with it during their fight on July 5th, 1920.
"Life is the best left-hooker I ever saw, although some say it was Charlie White of Chicago".
"The Welsh Wizard" Freddie Welsh, one of the greatest lightweights of all-time, also one of the most clever scientific and defensive fighters of all-time, hence the nickname. Awesome image of Welsh holding his world title belts.
Johnny Kilbane, one of the greatest featherweights in boxing history, held the World Featherweight title from 1912 to 1923, the longest period in the division's history. He is the second longest world title holder in boxing history behind Joe Louis. He beat em' all, Benny Leonard, Abe Attell, the best of his era all fell victim to Kilbane at one time or another.
This is my favorite photo of Johnny Kilbane, sitting in his corner after dethroning and ending the eight-year reign of the great Abe Attell in Vernon, California, in 1912.
Abe Goldstein, "Pride of the Ghetto", first Jewish world champ of the bantamweight division. This is definitely the photo of Goldstein that was used for the image on the card, don't know why Romeo Y Julieta tilted him and put buttons on his gear.
Jeff Smith, "The Bayonne Globetrotter", all-time great middleweight from the 1910s. All you really need to know about the kind of fighter he was is right here.
"My toughest fight was with Jeff Smith. Tommy Gibbons gave me a hard battle, but nothing like the Smith beating.”
Eladio Valdes, better known as Black Bill, Cuban flyweight in the 1920s. He was a swarming, all-action fighter who battled in a manner reminiscent of Johnny Dundee and Harry Greb, often bouncing off the ropes or leaping into the air to land his awkward blows. He was actually the cousin of the great Kid Chocolate.
Ted "Kid" Lewis,"The Aldgate Sphinx", all-time great, legendary welterweight. I've actually got a few Ted "Kid" Lewis photos that I want to post after this.
A couple of photos of Ted "Kid" Lewis in action, this is a photo of Lewis infighting with Roland Todd in 1923, catching him right in the nose with a left hand, wow what an image. This image was actually used on a Beagles postcard.
This is an awesome shot of Ted Kid Lewis catching Roland Todd with a stiff left hand that turns his head back. Lewis was a great, great technician in the ring, and it's a real treat to watch him on film and look at these photos of him in action, such beautiful technique.
Great image of Ted Kid Lewis catching Tommy Milligan with a stiff left jab right on the chin, look at Lewis's body, perfect positioning to get the maximum damage out of that jab, right leg back, left leg forward, really leaning into it. I have to say, these photos of Lewis are like poetry in motion.
Savage photo of Ted Kid Lewis walking back to his corner after knocking out Frank Burns in 1922. He had 77 knockouts in his career so he could definitely crack.
Ted Kid Lewis fight pose sequence. The top photo is one of my favorite images of Ted Kid Lewis, in a defensive shell, and if you look closely at the photo you can see his eyes pointing upwards toward the camera, almost like an animal warning a potential predator to stay the hell away or else. Sick image.
This is my favorite image of Ted Kid Lewis, it really epitomizes his nickname, he was nicknamed the "The Aldgate Sphinx" due to his stoic, unreadable demeanor in the ring, he was known for maintaining a mysterious, calm expression while fighting, coupled with a highly effective, often "crouching" boxing style that left opponents guessing. Like the mythical Sphinx, Lewis was considered unreadable and impassive during his fights, never showing pain or fatigue. He looks totally unreadable here, totally unpredictable, the Sphinx. It's one of the coolest nicknames in sports history.
Ok, last Ted Kid Lewis photo and then I'll get back to the 1920s Romeo Y Julieta cards, didn't mean to get carried away, just a really big fan of Kid Lewis.
1920s Romeo Y Julieta Georges Carpentier, "The Orchid Man", great pound-for-pound fighter, fought in an unbelievable eight weight divisions, flyweight all the way to heavyweight. He was also one of the true punchers in the sports history, he carried his power with him in every weight division. A lot of guys lose their power when they move up in weight, not Carpentier, he could take you out at any weight.
Luis Angel Firpo, "The Wild Bull of the Pampas", murderous punching, aggressive heavyweight of the 1920s. You know, it's sucks that I can't seem to find some of the photos that were used for the images on these cards, but it is what it is.
"The Ghetto Wizard" Benny Leonard, this guy needs no introduction, he maybe the greatest lightweight in the history of boxing period, from 1917-1925 he ruled the lightweight division with a Tungsten fist.
Benny Valger, "The French Flash", great pound-for-pound fighter in the 1920s, bantam, feather, and lightweight. Dude had a chin made of airplane metal, over 200 fights and he was never knocked out or stopped and he mixed it up with some bangers. But don't take it from me, take it from legendary trainer Ray Arcel.
"When it came to all around ring generalship, Benny Valgar was on a par with Benny Leonard, though Leonard packed the better punch”.
I just ran across the photo that was used for the 1948 Leaf Gum Jack Johnson. This card has a little blurry issue going on with it as well which is really cool, 1948 Leaf is famous for errors and having printing issues and they are highly collectible.
Let's look at some more photos that were used for the images on boxing cards, this stuff really fascinates me. 1951 Topps Ringside Lou Ambers, "The Herkimer Hurricane." He was an all-time great two-time world lightweight champion. I'll cover him later in the thread, legendary fighter.
2013 Panini Golden Age Abe Attell, "The Little Hebrew." Man what a fighter he was, a true all-time great, he pretty much monopolized the world featherweight title from 1901-1912. He belongs in the throne room of the boxing gods. This is my favorite Abe Attell trading card, my god just look at his eyes, hard as freakin' nails.
Max Baer, "The Livermore Larupper", world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934 to June 13, 1935, one of the hardest punchers in boxing history. This is a 2010 Sport Kings Ringside Boxing Turkey Red Gold numbered to /9 copies, and I had to dig like crazy but I can't believe I finally found the photo of Baer that was used for the image on this card, this is one of my favorite Max Baer cards, an absolutely beautiful card.
Man, I can't believe I found this. It's the photo of Max Baer that was used on the 1951 Topps Ringside card. This is another absolutely beautiful card, with the red brick background. I was actually looking for another photo of Baer and ran across this by complete accident, I've looked for this photo before but never had any luck and pretty much considered it hopeless. Man, this is insane.
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A couple of photos of Jack Britton bare-fisted.
I would love to own this photo of Jack Britton.
A couple of photos of Jack Britton with his family, this is a photo of Jack Britton at home with his wife tending to him, he was 35 years old at the time this photo was taken and was a veteran of hundreds of ring wars.
This is a photo of Jack Britton with his wife and kids aboard an ocean liner.
Ok, back to the 1922 Romeo Y Julieta cards. This is "Lefty" Lew Tendler, a southpaw from Philadelphia and one of the greatest fighters of the 1920s, had a famous rivalry with the great Benny Leonard.
Charlie White, another great lightweight of the 1920s. He might not look like much, but White had a murderous left hook, he damn-near flattened Benny Leonard with it during their fight on July 5th, 1920.
"Life is the best left-hooker I ever saw, although some say it was Charlie White of Chicago".
"The Welsh Wizard" Freddie Welsh, one of the greatest lightweights of all-time, also one of the most clever scientific and defensive fighters of all-time, hence the nickname. Awesome image of Welsh holding his world title belts.
Johnny Kilbane, one of the greatest featherweights in boxing history, held the World Featherweight title from 1912 to 1923, the longest period in the division's history. He is the second longest world title holder in boxing history behind Joe Louis. He beat em' all, Benny Leonard, Abe Attell, the best of his era all fell victim to Kilbane at one time or another.
This is my favorite photo of Johnny Kilbane, sitting in his corner after dethroning and ending the eight-year reign of the great Abe Attell in Vernon, California, in 1912.
Abe Goldstein, "Pride of the Ghetto", first Jewish world champ of the bantamweight division. This is definitely the photo of Goldstein that was used for the image on the card, don't know why Romeo Y Julieta tilted him and put buttons on his gear.
Frank Klaus, "The Braddock Bearcat", all-time great and 1913 world middleweight champion. An infighting machine.
Got a few Frank Klaus photos to add to the thread, this is a great training sequence.
Frank Klaus jogging with his team.
Frank Klaus (with hands together) poses with a group of men on the streets.
Jeff Smith, "The Bayonne Globetrotter", all-time great middleweight from the 1910s. All you really need to know about the kind of fighter he was is right here.
"My toughest fight was with Jeff Smith. Tommy Gibbons gave me a hard battle, but nothing like the Smith beating.”
Eladio Valdes, better known as Black Bill, Cuban flyweight in the 1920s. He was a swarming, all-action fighter who battled in a manner reminiscent of Johnny Dundee and Harry Greb, often bouncing off the ropes or leaping into the air to land his awkward blows. He was actually the cousin of the great Kid Chocolate.
Ted "Kid" Lewis,"The Aldgate Sphinx", all-time great, legendary welterweight. I've actually got a few Ted "Kid" Lewis photos that I want to post after this.
Ted Kid Lewis with legendary silent film star Charlie Chaplin.
More images of Ted "Kid" Lewis with Charlie Chaplin.
Nice Ted "Kid" Lewis training sequence.
This is really cool, the photos of Ted "Kid" Lewis that were used for the image on the cover of the book about him.
A couple of photos of Ted "Kid" Lewis in action, this is a photo of Lewis infighting with Roland Todd in 1923, catching him right in the nose with a left hand, wow what an image. This image was actually used on a Beagles postcard.
This is an awesome shot of Ted Kid Lewis catching Roland Todd with a stiff left hand that turns his head back. Lewis was a great, great technician in the ring, and it's a real treat to watch him on film and look at these photos of him in action, such beautiful technique.
Ted Kid Lewis springing forward like a rabbit and catching Tom Gummer with a left hand, beautiful image. Lewis won this fight by first round KO.
Great image of Ted Kid Lewis catching Tommy Milligan with a stiff left jab right on the chin, look at Lewis's body, perfect positioning to get the maximum damage out of that jab, right leg back, left leg forward, really leaning into it. I have to say, these photos of Lewis are like poetry in motion.
Ted Kid Lewis vs Johnny Basham, look at the delivery of this right hand from Lewis, the form, the technique, absolutely beautiful.
Savage photo of Ted Kid Lewis walking back to his corner after knocking out Frank Burns in 1922. He had 77 knockouts in his career so he could definitely crack.
Ted Kid Lewis fight pose sequence. The top photo is one of my favorite images of Ted Kid Lewis, in a defensive shell, and if you look closely at the photo you can see his eyes pointing upwards toward the camera, almost like an animal warning a potential predator to stay the hell away or else. Sick image.
This is my favorite image of Ted Kid Lewis, it really epitomizes his nickname, he was nicknamed the "The Aldgate Sphinx" due to his stoic, unreadable demeanor in the ring, he was known for maintaining a mysterious, calm expression while fighting, coupled with a highly effective, often "crouching" boxing style that left opponents guessing. Like the mythical Sphinx, Lewis was considered unreadable and impassive during his fights, never showing pain or fatigue. He looks totally unreadable here, totally unpredictable, the Sphinx. It's one of the coolest nicknames in sports history.
Ted Kid Lewis training.
Another great Kid Lewis fight pose.
Ted Kid Lewis as a bantam.
Ted Kid Lewis hitting the speed bag.
Ok, last Ted Kid Lewis photo and then I'll get back to the 1920s Romeo Y Julieta cards, didn't mean to get carried away, just a really big fan of Kid Lewis.
1920s Romeo Y Julieta Georges Carpentier, "The Orchid Man", great pound-for-pound fighter, fought in an unbelievable eight weight divisions, flyweight all the way to heavyweight. He was also one of the true punchers in the sports history, he carried his power with him in every weight division. A lot of guys lose their power when they move up in weight, not Carpentier, he could take you out at any weight.
Luis Angel Firpo, "The Wild Bull of the Pampas", murderous punching, aggressive heavyweight of the 1920s. You know, it's sucks that I can't seem to find some of the photos that were used for the images on these cards, but it is what it is.
"The Ghetto Wizard" Benny Leonard, this guy needs no introduction, he maybe the greatest lightweight in the history of boxing period, from 1917-1925 he ruled the lightweight division with a Tungsten fist.
This is another version of the Benny Leonard card and the image of Leonard used on the card.
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Benny Valger, "The French Flash", great pound-for-pound fighter in the 1920s, bantam, feather, and lightweight. Dude had a chin made of airplane metal, over 200 fights and he was never knocked out or stopped and he mixed it up with some bangers. But don't take it from me, take it from legendary trainer Ray Arcel.
"When it came to all around ring generalship, Benny Valgar was on a par with Benny Leonard, though Leonard packed the better punch”.
And "The Manassa Mauler" Jack Dempsey, legendary heavyweight.
I just ran across the photo that was used for the 1948 Leaf Gum Jack Johnson. This card has a little blurry issue going on with it as well which is really cool, 1948 Leaf is famous for errors and having printing issues and they are highly collectible.
Let's look at some more photos that were used for the images on boxing cards, this stuff really fascinates me. 1951 Topps Ringside Lou Ambers, "The Herkimer Hurricane." He was an all-time great two-time world lightweight champion. I'll cover him later in the thread, legendary fighter.
1937 Globo Chewing Gum Lou Ambers, these cards are difficult to find.
1959 Top Flight Stars Ingemar Johansson, "The Hammer of Thor."
2013 Panini Golden Age Abe Attell, "The Little Hebrew." Man what a fighter he was, a true all-time great, he pretty much monopolized the world featherweight title from 1901-1912. He belongs in the throne room of the boxing gods. This is my favorite Abe Attell trading card, my god just look at his eyes, hard as freakin' nails.
1948 Leaf Gum Abe Attell.
Max Baer, "The Livermore Larupper", world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934 to June 13, 1935, one of the hardest punchers in boxing history. This is a 2010 Sport Kings Ringside Boxing Turkey Red Gold numbered to /9 copies, and I had to dig like crazy but I can't believe I finally found the photo of Baer that was used for the image on this card, this is one of my favorite Max Baer cards, an absolutely beautiful card.
Man, I can't believe I found this. It's the photo of Max Baer that was used on the 1951 Topps Ringside card. This is another absolutely beautiful card, with the red brick background. I was actually looking for another photo of Baer and ran across this by complete accident, I've looked for this photo before but never had any luck and pretty much considered it hopeless. Man, this is insane.
1933 Sport Kings Gum Max Baer, I love this set, such beautiful art.