1915 JACK JOHNSON KNOCKED OUT BY JESS WILLARD REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD
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YEAR: 1915
ISSUE: UNKNOWN
NUMBER: N/A
CONDITION: VERY GOOD—CORNER WEAR, TAPE STAIN TO VERSO.
REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD CAPTURING JESS WILLARD'S SHOCK KNOCK OUT OF JACK JOHNSON IN CUBA—WINNING THE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IN THE PROCESS. THE POSTALLY USED CARD WAS SENT FROM HAVANA, CUBA TO A RECIPIENT IN PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND ON APRIL 8, 1915; JUST THREE DAYS AFTER THE FIGHT. THE SENDER WRITES: "8.4.15. THE KNOCK OUT OF JOHNSON. HIM AND WILLARD ARE GOOD FRIENDS NOW. JACK WELSH WAS REFEREE". A DESIRABLE IMAGE FROM A HISTORIC CONTEST.