1941 Joe Louis v Billy Conn on-site boxing program
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£800.00
£800.00
On June 18, 1941 Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis defended his title for the eighteenth time against the "Pittsburgh Kid" Billy Conn. Louis defeated Conn by KO in round thirteen, in front of a crowd of 54,487 at the Polo Grounds, New York. After twelve rounds, Conn was ahead on two of the three scorecards and even on the third. He needed to win just one of the three remaining rounds to get the decision. However, after staggering Louis in the twelfth, Conn believed he could stop him and went for a knockout in the thirteenth. Louis, who was told by his trainer that he had to stop Conn to win, also went for a knockout. Louis hurt Conn with a right about a minute into the round. Louis, one of the greatest finishers of all-time, didn't let Conn off the hook. A volley of lefts and rights put Conn down for the count at 2:58 of the thirteenth round. The fight was ranked as the sixth greatest title fight of all time by Ring Magazine.
Offered here is a rare on-site program from New York. 16 pages not including covers. In excellent clean condition with strong binding. The program is unscored and has no writing or major stains. A very tough find from a historical Heavyweight title fight.
Offered here is a rare on-site program from New York. 16 pages not including covers. In excellent clean condition with strong binding. The program is unscored and has no writing or major stains. A very tough find from a historical Heavyweight title fight.
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