CARMEN BASILIO - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 299831
Price: $300.00
CARMEN BASILIO
Shown fighting Gene Fullmer in this black and white photograph.
Photograph signed: "Carmen Basilio", B/w 8x10. When Basilio
and Fullmer faced off for the vacant NBA Middleweight Championship in San
Francisco on August 28, 1959, Fullmer defeated Basilio with a 14th round KO.
The two would meet again in a title bout in June 1960 in Salt Lake City, where
Fullmer was successful in defending his crown, defeating Basilio with a 12th
round KO. CARMEN BASILIO (1927-2012) was World Welterweight Champion from
1955-1957. On September 23, 1957, he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson to
become the World Middleweight Champion, giving up his Welterweight title. On
March 25, 1958, however, Basilio lost his crown to Robinson. Both bouts were 15
round decisions. Basilio, who won 56 bouts (27 by KOs), lost 16 and fought seven
draws, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
Fine condition.
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