This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/11/2001.
Boxing's pre and postwar years can be divided into two categories – the Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano eras. Louis, the fabled "Brown Bomber," so owned the ring in the 30s and 40s that when he fought America stopped what it was doing to watch. He compiled a 68-3 record with 54 KO's, but in 1951 he met his match in another Bomber, from Brockton, Massachusetts who took him out in eight rounds. Rocky Marciano then went on to record a perfect 49-0 record with 43 KO's before retiring in 1962. Both of these programs are in excellent condition and have color images on the cover. Relive the magic of two legends in their prime.