November 2021 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2021
Rare and highly desirable 1890 N310 Mayo Cut Plug Tobacco John L. Sullivan Prizefighters Graded PSA Authentic (Trimmed). Sullivan is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules, being a cultural icon of the late 19th century America, arguably the first boxing superstar and one of the world's highest-paid athletes of his era. Newspapers' coverage of his career, with the latest accounts of his championship fights often appearing in the headlines, and as cover stories, gave birth to sports journalism in the United States and set the pattern internationally for covering boxing events in media, and photodocumenting the prizefights.
Condition: Auth
1890 N310 Mayo Cut Plug Tobacco John L. Sullivan Prizefighters Graded PSA Authentic (Trimmed)
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