Winter 2020 Catalog Auction Ending Feb 22
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2020
Offered is a rare full ticket to the John L. Sullivan vs. James J. Corbett “Heavyweight Championship of the World” bout on September 7, 1892 at the Olympic Club in New Orleans, Louisiana. Corbett won the title by knocking out Sullivan in the 21st round of the bout. The 3 ¼ x 4 ¼ -inch white card is printed in black, and the bout is advertised as the “Grand Glove Contest for the Heavyweight Championship of the World”. The purse for the prize fight was $25,000, according to the ticket, and this ticket cost $15.