JIMMY "BABY FACE" McLARNIN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 166436
Price: $320.00
JIMMY McLARNIN
Inscribed and signed photo justifying his nickname, "The Baby-Faced
Assassin"
Photograph inscribed and signed: "Best of luck Samuel -/your friend/Jimmy
McLarnin". B/w 8x10 overall, image 6x9¼, one surface. Captioned in lower
margin, signed in left margin. Irish-born Canadian boxer Jimmy McLarnin
(1907-2004) was twice the world welterweight champion (1933-1935). In
1966 Ring magazine ranked him the fifth greatest welterweight of all
time, and he is enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
McLarnin, nicknamed "the Baby-Faced Assassin" for obvious reasons, retired at
the top of his game in 1936, after whipping top-ranked boxers Tony Canzoneri and
Lou Ambers. Unlike many prize fighters, he saved and invested his winnings and
retired comfortably, refusing requests to re-enter the ring but appearing in
several films, including Joe Palooka (1946). Lightly toned. ½ tear at
bottom center. Lower corners lightly creased. Soiled at lower right. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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