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All rights reserved 2008 - Copyright Derrick den Hollander/Photoworx.com.au - Oyewale Omotoso knocks out Tia Koswara in the first round at the Mick Canavan Memorial Boxing at Knox Netball Centre, Ferntree Gully 11 July 2008. Picture: Derrick den Hollander/Photoworx.com.au
Another one of Czesław Słania's non-postal, private, engravings, the fourteenth in a series of 23 engravings of heavy-weight boxing world champions, starting with John Sullivan and ending with Cassius Clay.
James J. Braddock, original name James Walter Braddock, (born June 7, 1905, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 29, 1974, North Bergen, New Jersey), American world heavyweight boxing champion from June 13, 1935, when he outpointed Max Baer in 15 rounds at the Long Island City Bowl in New York City, until June 22, 1937, when he was knocked out by Joe Louis in Chicago.
Braddock’s professional name was changed by his manager to James J. early in his career, patterning the name after fighters James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries. A professional fighter from 1926, Braddock lost to the light-heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran in a 15-round title bout in New York City in 1929; his career spiraled downward from that point. Living on relief and seemingly at the end of his pugilistic career, Braddock returned to the ring in 1934 and earned a chance at the heavyweight championship with several unexpected victories; the odds against him in the Baer match, for example, were said to have been about 10 to 1. Because of Braddock’s quick second rise from obscurity to fame, Damon Runyon nicknamed him the “Cinderella Man.”
Defending his title against Louis, Braddock was the underdog but held his own surprisingly well against the younger fighter until his eighth round knockout. Braddock’s contract with Louis, however, called for that fighter to pay 10 percent of any future title purses won should he defeat Braddock, which ensured Braddock financial security no matter who won the bout. Braddock won his final fight, against Tommy Farr, in 1938 and retired. His career total was 86 bouts with 51 wins (26 by knockouts), and he was inducted into Ring magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 1964. [Source: Britannica]
On eBay these boxer stamps seem to be traded much like baseball cards, but because of the real rarity of them, prices can get quite high, and fake copies exist. I just checked, Cassius Clay stamps are priced from 4 USD for a block of four, or c. 9,900 USD for a single, while a complete series can be had for c. 60 USD. Makes you wonder which are genuine and which are fakes. I bought mine directly from Słania, so I know they are the real deal.
Słania was a great fan of boxing. In 1987, when he and his friend and colleague Hans Nyman were in Toronto for the world exhibition Capex 87, the fire alarm went off in their hotel. Nyman, who was staying on the third floor rushed out of bed and down to the lobby, but there was no sign of Słania among the hundreds of hotel guests. It turned out to be a false alarm, so everyone returned to their rooms. In the morning Nyman asked why Słania didn't get down. He replied that he was watching a boxing match on TV and since he was staying on the 14th floor, he probably wouldn't be able to get down in time, so he might as well keep watching the match. That's dedication for you. [Source: Thorsten Sandberg: "Czeslaw Slania The Collector's Icon - Colleague - Friend", Postryttaren 2008, my translation].
Czesław Słania (1921-2005) was the fantastic engraver who made over 1,000 stamp engravings (actually 1,070) in addition to many other works.
He created stamps for these 35 countries or postal administrations:
Australia
Belgium
China
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Greenland
Hong Kong
Iceland
Ireland
Jamaica
Latvia
Lithuania
Marshall Islands
Monaco
New Zeeland
Poland
San Marino
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Tunisia
United Nations Geneva
United Nations New York
United Nations Vienna
United States
Vatican
Åland
A Knockout Rose from my wife's garden. View in large or original size for best detail. View On Black
The New River Knockouts at the Cape Fear Black Harrts, in Wilmington, NC
© Louis E. Keiner and Lesley M. Etherson
OOOPS! Flickr K-O’d my first, finished version of this image! Just disappeared it from the app. This is the same image, used as a replacement. Phooie!
Joe working out his aggression.
Pentax 645D
HD PENTAX-D FA645 MACRO 90mmF2.8ED AW S
Lighting - Charcoal background. Octabox powered by Profoto Pro-7a as the main light. Small softbox as low fill. Medium size strip softboxes on left side adding rimlight (powered by Profoto compacts). A fifth compact aimed at the background. Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.
Chris Willson
Ilford HP5 Film, Zorki 4K Camera, Ilfosol3 developer, Scanned from darkroom print using basic Epson 3 in 1
Knockout Adventures / one shot
Fighting Men & Danger
cover: Bill Benulis, Jack Abel
> Rip Carson (art: Robert Webb ?)
reprints from Fight Comics (Fiction House) #53 (December 1947)
Fiction House / USA 1953
Reprint / Comic-Club NK 2010
ex libris MTP
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BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 28: Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong of T1 makes an entrance at the League of Legends - Mid-Season Invitational Knockouts Stage on May 28, 2022 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Mural by Will Barker aka @willbarkerart, seen on the wall of the C H Distillery at 16th and Clinton in the East Pilsen area of Chicago, Illinois.