question for memorabilia collecters

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Old bones Ian
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question for memorabilia collecters

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I've been given an old scrapebook to have a look at, It seems to be mostly about the Blackfriars Ring boxing stadium and the fights that took place in the venue. There are loads of the hand typed handouts that went with promoting the fight, from the promoter Leonard Cohen, and then programs from the fights as well. Plus loads of cut outs from newspapers etc.
It really is an amazing piece of memorabillia, lots of interesting articles and programs.

There is one program that has alot of autographs on the front cover, i'll list them at the bottom of the post. The guy that brought this scrapebook paid £90, and he doesn't have a clue about boxing. With just the autographs i think he'll make money. Anyway does anyone know what sort of asking price these autographs would collect, they are all on the front page of one of the programs.

Ernie Izzard – British Lightweight Champion.

Jack Bloomfield – British Empire (Commonwealth) Light Heavy Champion, British Ligh heavy Champion, 1st boxer to ever box at Wembley statdium

Dave Crowley – British Lightweight Champion, Fought for World featherweight title losing in 9 rounds,.

Jimmy Nervo – Was part of a double act from the music hall and circus, they went under the name of Nervo and Knox, The Crazy gang.

Phil Scott – Europeon Heavyweight Champion, British Empire Heavyweight Champion, British Heavyweight Champion.

Santos Casani – Famous dancer .

Mike Honeyman – British Featherweight Champion.

Dick Smith – British Light Heavy Champion

Jim Kenrick – World Flyweight Champion (as recongise by British board 1908) British Flyweight Champion

Sid Smith – World Flyweight Champion (as recongised by EBU),
Europeon Flyweight Champion, British Flyweight Champion

Larry Gains – British Empire Heavyweight Champion, Canadian Heavyweight Champion, Denied a chance to fight for World Heavyweight title due to ‘colour bar’.
He did hold the Coloured World Heavyweight title from 1928-1935

Don McCorkindale – South African heavyweight boxer

Moss Deyong – famous boxing referee, was ref in many title fights from world championship down to area titles

Matt Wells – British Welterweight champion, British Empire Champion, British Lightweight Champion, Europeon Lightweight Champion, Fought for world Welter title

Victor Berliner – Boxing promoter, and manager at one time of the Blackfriars ring.

Sam Russell – Boxing manager

Layton and Johnstone – famous singers/songwriters

Bella Burge – was married to crim Dick Burge and they built the blackfriars ring

Leslie Hutchinson – Huge cabaret star in 1920’s and 30’s

George Cook – Australian heavyweight champion.
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