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Lot # 408: 1922 Battling Siki, "Tragic Pioneer Black Boxer" Early Two Part Composite Photo

Category: Boxing

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 6 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "February Collectors Auction 2025",
which ran from 2/7/2025 5:00 AM to
2/22/2025 8:00 PM



Battling Siki was one of the oddest figures in boxing history. He was briefly the Light Heavyweight Champion of the World and was found murdered after a run-in with white police officers in New York in 1925. The offered photograph from 1922 shows Siki with his wife and child and a great photograph of Siki in fight pose was inset (glued to the front) making this a unique piece of photographic art! Issued by Underwood and Underwood and stamped on the back with a paper caption as well with pinholes on the corners from editorial use.

Size: 6.5x8.5
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4/5
Quality: 4/5
Overall Grade: 8/10

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