KEN NORTON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: LARRY HOLMES - HFSID 47316
Price: $500.00
KEN NORTON and LARRY HOLMES
Color publicity photograph of Ken Norton and Larry Holmes of their
June 9, 1978 title bout.
Photograph signed: "Ken/Norton" and "Larry
Holmes". Color, 10x8. Depicts their June 9, 1978 title bout, in which
Holmes won a 15-round split decision over Norton to win the WBC Heavyweight
championship. Boxer LARRY HOLMES (b.1949) was heavyweight champion
(WBC or IBF) from 1978-1985. He successfully defended his title 20 times
before losing to Michael Spinks. Holmes returned from his first retirement in
1988 and was KO'd in the 4th round by champ Mike Tyson. He launched a second
comeback in 1991 and fought and lost title bids against Evander Holyfield in
1992 and Oliver McCall in 1995. Holmes, who beat Eric "Butterbean" Esch in a
one-fight comeback in 2002, has a pro record of 69-6, with 44 KOs. KEN
NORTON (1943-2013) fought three close and exciting boxing matches
against Muhammad Ali, winning the first on a split decision (1973) for the NABF
heavyweight title while breaking Ali's jaw, but losing the other two. Norton
was WBC heavyweight champ in 1977, the year he earned Fighter
of the Year honors. He retired in 1981, and entered the Boxing Hall of
Fame in 1992. Norton is the father of NFL linebacker Ken Norton, Jr. Ink
lightly beaded on Holmes' signature. Fine condition.
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