All Sports Auctions #3
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/29/2013
1915 Postcard features Jack Johnson shaking hands with Jess Willard in preparation for April 5, 1915 heavyweight fight in Havana, Cuba. The fight would be a 45!!! round adventure in terrible heat. Johnson, who was 37 years old, started to fade by round 20 and was knocked out in the 26th round. Johnson said he threw the fight hoping his defeat would allow him back into the United States.
Condition: ex+
1915 Jack Johnson vs. Jess Willard at Havana Cuba postcard
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