1961 December - Boxing Illustrated & Wrestling News - Floyd Patterson vs. Tom McNeeley Title Fight Preview
Item Description
Date - December 1961
Cover Subject(s) - Floyd Patterson vs. Tom McNeeley Heavyweight Title Fight Preview
Inside Front Cover Full Page Pin-up - Georges Carpentier
Inside Back Cover Full Page Pin-up - Bob Orton (Wrestler)
Inside magazine includes stories, coverage and/or pictures of:
Floyd Patterson vs. Tom McNeeley Heavyweight Title Fight pre-fight preview
"Rings Around The World" Fight Coverage of:
Emile Griffith vs. Benny Kid Paret
Paolo Rosi vs. Jackie Donnelly
Alejandro Lavorante vs. Alonzo Johnson
Rafiu King vs. Gracieux Lamperti
Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Ezzard Charles in Pittsburgh retrospective
Young McGovern profile article "The Battling Brother"
Don Elbaum "D-Day For A Fight Promoter"
Al McCoy retrospective article "The Branding of Al McCoy"
Robert Cleroux profile article
Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Wilfie Greaves coverage
Paul Cavaliere profile article "Boxing's First Third Man"
Doug Jones profile article "The Outside Contender"
"Fight Night in Old Philadelphia" with: Jimmy Soo vs. Len Matthews, Rudy Davis, Orrie Paschall, Al Lewis, Henry White vs. Bobby Cofer
Paulino Uzcudon retrospective article
Wrestling section featuring articles on:
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Freddie Blassie in Milwaukee
Hard-Boiled Haggerty rivalry with reporter, Hal Hennesey
Lilly Bitter profile article
Wrestling All-Stars in Softball Games in Newark, New Jersey against The Rahway All-Stars and the Borough Motors Club
and much more
Size - About 66 pages
Condition - About EX+ condition with general handling wear. Interiors complete and clean. Binding is tight. No mailing label.
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