1958 November - Boxing Illustrated (Very 1st Issue) - Carmen Basilio
Item Description
Boxing Illustrated & Wrestling News
Date - November 1958 Volume 1 No. 1
Cover subject(s) - Carmen Basilio
Also pictures: wrestlers Antonino Rocca, Ricki Starr and boxer Alex Miteff
Interior articles, subjects and pictures include:
Carmen Basilio vs. Virgil Akins preview
"Rings Around The World" Fight coverage with pictures of the following bouts - Nino Valdes vs. Harold Carter, Carlos Ortiz vs. Johnny Busso, Don Jordan vs. Isaac Logart, Joey Giardello vs. Joey Giambra, Mickey Crawford vs. Gaspar Ortega
Alex Miteff "What's Ahead"
Willie Pep - I Can Be Champ Again
Joe Brown - "I Hereby Challenge Virgil Akins
Pete Rademacher - "You've Got To Give The Guy Credit"
Yvon Durelle - The Human Rock
Hurricane Jackson - The Forgotten Man
Contender profiles of: Rudy Sawyer, Johnny Busso, Nino Valdes, Gene Ace Armstrong, Stefan Redl, Carlos Ortiz
Jack Johnson vs. Tommy Burns - Mystery At Rushcutters Bay
Alphonse Halimi - The Urchin Who Revived a Division
The Passing of Joe Jeannette
Wrestling Content includes:
Ricki Starr - The Strange World Of
The Incredible Antonino Rocca
The Fabulous Moolah
Dick Hutton
Dr. Jerry Graham - The Misunderstood Villian
Miguel Perez - The Untainted Idol
Size - About 64 pages
Condition - About solid VG/EX condition. Some cover scuffing. Interiors are clean and solid.
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