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Lot 388: Robinson and LaMotta boxing photos (2)

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Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $297.44
Price Realized: $355.44
Auction Date:1/12/2007 9:00 PM EST

Two boxing images record what is considered by many the greatest middleweight rivalry in the history of the spot. The first (8.5x6.5", original paper caption) shows Robinson slumping through the ropes after a devastating right delivered by LaMotta during their second meeting. The pair signs on for their first fight on February 14, 1951, later known as the Valentine's Day Massacre, in the second photo (10x8", front caption). Overall NRMT.

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