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Lot # 587: 1928 Tom Heeney, "Powerful New Zealand Heavyweight" Challenges Gene Tunney for the Title

Category: Boxing

Starting Bid: $15.00

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Item was in Auction "Winter Premier Auction 2020",
which ran from 1/7/2020 10:00 AM to
1/25/2020 8:00 PM



1928 Photograph of heavyweight Tom Heeney striking a fight pose for the camera and showing his powerful muscles. At this time he was training to fight Gene Tunney for the championship of the world. One of the first foreign heavyweight sensations, Heeney was also best friends with writer Ernest Hemingway! A really beautiful photograph in great condition issued by Underwood and Underwood and with a full paper caption on the back.

Size: 6.5x8.5
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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