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Black Heavyweight Boxer Harry Wills on the cover of "The Ring" Volume 4 Number 6 July 1925

The Ring: NY, 1925. Paperback. Good. Item #21-5187

Illus., 12 x 9", pict stapled red wraps, 42pp. Covers disbound, creased, torn, heavily soiled, page edges soiled, contents toned with edge tears and offsetting. Harry Wills shares the front cover with boxers Greb, Weinert and Walker and would hold the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. In an article by Jack Kofoed he writes that "Harry Wills...comes into the one-round division because he has had the opportunity of fighting numerous palookas and set-ups. The good ones would not risk their reputation in the same ring with the big black..." Other black boxers who have mentions or photos include George Dixon, Artha Johnson, Sam Langford, Jones "Wildcat Lennings" and Young Dudley. Sold as is.

Price: $35.00