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JAMES J. (GENTLEMAN JIM) CORBETT, Inscribed and Signed Photograph

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 800.00 USD
JAMES J. (GENTLEMAN JIM) CORBETT, Inscribed and Signed Photograph
Autographs
Boxer “Jim Corbett” (Gentleman Jim) Signed Photograph
JAMES J. (GENTLEMAN JIM) CORBETT (1866-1933). American Boxer and a former World Heavyweight Champion, best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan.
Impressive Sepia-tone Photograph Signed, “Jim Corbett,” measuring 7.5” x 9.5”, formal portrait of the dapper athlete wearing a suit and tie. Inscribed in green ink at the lower left corner of the image, it reads: “To my dear pal Leo Kahn with warmest regards from your friend, Jim Corbett”. Minor stains at the extreme outer edge upper margins, with one trivial surface abrasion at the upper right and tipped to a presentation heavier paperboard. James John "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan. Despite a career spanning only 24 bouts, Corbett faced the best competition his era had to offer; squaring off with a total of nine fighters who would later be enshrined alongside himself in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Very Scarce.