Offered is a lot of 24 vintage boxing magazines, sports magazines and general interest magazines, including four signed by former World Heavyweight Champion boxer Joe Frazier, and 20 signed by former World Champion in the welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight classes Emile Griffith. The first item in this lot is a June 1971 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine with the signature of Griffith on the front cover in black marker. The cover features a color headshot of George Foreman after his fight with Muhammad Ali. The cover is loose from the binding. The second item in this lot is a May 1970 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine, with the signature of Griffith on the front cover in black marker over a photo of Joe Frazier after winning his championship title against Jimmy Ellis. The cover is loose from the binding and has some tears along the top front and side. The third item in this lot is a September 30, 1996 issue of Sports Illustrated with the signature of Griffith on the front cover in black marker. Griffith has signed over the photo of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier “25 years after the first of their epic fights…”. The fourth item in this lot is a June 1, 1981 issue of Sports Illustrated with the signature of Griffith in black marker on the left corner of the front cover. The cover is loose from the binding. The fifth item in this lot is the 1972 Annual Boxing Life Stories of All Time Champions. Griffith has signed his name on the front cover in black marker, over the headline “Highlights of the Year.” The sixth item in this lot is the 1972 Annual Boxing Life Stories of All Time Champions. Griffith has signed his name on the front cover in black marker, over the headline “Highlights of the Year.”

The seventh item in this lot is the October 1971 issue of World Boxing magazine, signed by Griffith in black marker on the front cover over a photo of Joe Frazier. The spine has a slight roll. The eighth item in this lot is the February 1974 issue of International Boxing magazine, signed by Griffith in black marker on the front cover over a photo of Joe Frazier fighting Muhammad Ali. The magazine’s front right corner has a slight roll and bent corners. The ninth item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the December 1975 issue of International Boxing magazine. The 10th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the February 1975 issue of International Boxing magazine. The 11th item in this lot is a Frazier signature in blue marker on the front cover of the April 7 & 8, 2011 program book for the 84th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves Championship Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York. The 12th item in this lot is a Frazier signature in blue marker on a front cover photograph of Frazier beating Muhammad Ali in a New York Post color supplement, “Classic Moments in New York Sports History Volume 5.”

The 13th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the January 1978 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine. There are tears in the lower left corner of the cover, and in the lower center of the cover. The 14th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the April 1972 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine. The 15th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the October 1970 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine. The cover is loos from the binding. The 16th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the June 1977 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine. There are small tears on the front cover in the center and right corner. The 17th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the November 1971 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine. The 18th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the September 1969 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine.

The 19th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the January 1973 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine. There is a slight tear in the upper right corner of the front cover. The 20th item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the September 1975 issue of Boxing Illustrated magazine. The 21st item in this lot is a Griffith signature in black marker on the front cover of the Boxing Illustrated magazine special edition for “The Fight of the Century Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali” (March 1971. The back cover is missing, and the front cover has been stapled on the newsprint book. The 22nd item in this lot is a Griffith signature on the front cover of the March 15, 1971 issue of Sports Illustrated. The headline reads “End of the Ali Legend,” with a photo of Frazier knocking out Ali. The front cover has the remains of a subscription mailing label in the lower left corner, while the cover is loose from the binding. The 23rd item in this lot is a Frazier signature in blue marker on a front cover photograph of Frazier beating Muhammad Ali in a New York Post color supplement, “Classic Moments in New York Sports History Volume 5.” The 24th item in this lot is a signature and inscription by Frazier in silver marker on the front cover of the March 5, 1971 issue of LIFE magazine. Frazier has inscribed “Smokin’ Joe Frazier” over the cover photo of Ali and Frazier in black tuxedo jackets, under the headline “Backstage with Ali and Frazier. This entire lot has been pre-certified by Beckett Authentication.

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