{"title":"Homepage Featured","description":"Featured memorabilia from the JO Sports collection","products":[{"product_id":"tyson-mike-trevor-berbick-vintage-signed-on-site-poster-1987","title":"TYSON, MIKE-TREVOR BERBICK VINTAGE SIGNED ON SITE POSTER (1986)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY: \u003c\/strong\u003eOn November 22, 1986 WBC Heavyweight Champion Trevor Berbick defended his title against undefeated challenger \"Iron\" Mike Tyson. The fight at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada ended quickly as Tyson knocked Berbick out in the second round. he fight was billed as \"Judgement Day.\" This was Berbick's first defense of the WBC Heavyweight Championship. He had outpointed Pinklon Thomas to win the title in Las Vegas on March 22, 1986. Tyson was rated as the No. 1 heavyweight contender by both the WBC and WBA. Berbick claimed to be 32 years old. However, the press kit for the fight said he was 33, and The Ring Record Book listed him as 34. Three days before the fight, after experiencing breathing problems, Berbick visited four doctors before he could get respiratory medication that would be approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Two days before the fight, District Court Judge Del Guy granted Thomas A. Prendergast a writ of attachment for $495,124.36 against Berbick's purse, contingent on a hearing tentatively scheduled for the following February. Prendergast, a Texas promoter, claimed Berbick had breached a contract by pulling out of a fight against Tony Perea in 1982. Tyson went into this fight suffering from gonorrhea. In his 2013 autobiography, Undisputed Truth, Tyson stated: \"I looked at my underpants a day before the fight and I noticed a discharge. I had the clap. I didn't know if I had contracted it from a prostitute or a filthy young lady.\" He was given an antibiotic shot by a doctor. \"Because of the antibiotic shot, I was dripping like a Good Humor bar in July,\" Tyson wrote.\" But I didn't care; I was there to nail Berbick.\" Berbick opened as a 6-1 underdog, but the odds had dropped to 3-1 by the time of the fight. He had been a 6½-1 underdog when he defeated Pinklon Thomas to win the title. Tyson was unimpressed with Berbick. \"There's nothing he has to fight me with,\" Tyson said. \"I'm looking to take him out by the seventh round,\" Berbick stated. \"Trevor's got to try to hurt him early,\" said Eddie Futch, who trained Berbick for his title-winning effort against Pinklon Thomas. \"He's got to make Tyson respect him.\" Berbick hired Angelo Dundee as his trainer after he and Eddie Futch failed to reach a financial agreement for the Tyson fight. Both boxers wore black trunks. Knowing that Tyson always wore black, Angelo Dundee had Berbick choose black. Tyson, as the challenger, was obliged to select a different color. Instead, he opted for his customary black and was fined $5,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Tyson entered the fight not having boxed in two and a half months, which was his longest layoff at the time. There was a sellout crowd of 8,800. Among the celebrities in attendance were actors Kirk Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, Eddie Murphy, Rob Lowe, and Tony Danza. Boxing dignitaries in the crowd included Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Archie Moore, Thomas Hearns, and Hector Camacho. Muhammad Ali, who was sent into retirement by Berbick five years earlier, was introduced in the ring before the fight. Afterwards, Ali told Tyson, \"Kick his ass for me.\" \"The key in this fight for Tyson is to be patiently aggressive, not to fling himself into clinches as he has done,\" HBO commentator Larry Merchant said before the opening bell. \"The key for Berbick, in my judgement, is to hold him off, smother Tyson and hope for a long fight that wears him out.\" At the end of the first round, Berbick stuck his tongue out at Tyson as he walked to his corner. Berbick returned to a chaotic corner after the first round. Trainer Angelo Dundee yelled at one of the seconds to put an icepack on Berbick's next and then screamed, \"Where's the fucking sponge?\" After knocking out Berbick, Tyson kissed co-manager Jim Jacobs on the lips. \"Mike Tyson fought as perfect a fight as a man of his type of ability could possibly fight,\" Larry Merchant said. \"There is no praise high enough for Mike Tyson.\" \"I made a silly mistake,\" Berbick said. \"I tried to prove my manhood with him in the early rounds.\" \"My record will last for immortality,\" Tyson said of becoming the youngest boxer ever to win a portion of the World Heavyweight Championship. \"It will never be broken.\" His record still stands to this day. Offered here is an original on site poster to this event which has been signed by both Mike Tyson and Trevor Berbick in vintage hand. Both signatures were obtained by Tyson's assistant manager Steve Lott and comes with his full letter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFULL DESCRIPTION: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is an original, heavy paper, on site poster which pictures both fighters. Mounted on poster board. Bold color and print. Bold, clear images. Not creased or torn. Boldly signed in red, \"Mike Tyson 11\/20\/86\" and in black, \"Trevor Berbick.\" Clean with no staining. 21 1\/4\" x 29 1\/4.\" Both signatures come with a letter of authenticity from Tyson's assistant manager Steve Lott. A scarce on site poster and incredibly rare with vintage signatures of both Mike Tyson and Trevor Berbick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JoSportsInc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35926540222620,"sku":"","price":35000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0469\/5733\/0588\/products\/1594152454.jpg?v=1599670255"},{"product_id":"marciano-rocky-jersey-joe-walcott-i-on-site-poster-1952-marciano-wins-title","title":"MARCIANO, ROCKY-JERSEY JOE WALCOTT I ON SITE POSTER (1952-MARCIANO WINS TITLE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY: \u003c\/strong\u003eOn September 23, 1952 World Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott defended his title against Rocky Marciano at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia. Marciano was well behind on points when he dramatically stopped Walcott in the 13th round with one of the most memorable punches thrown in the history of boxing. The era of Rocky Marciano's reign as World Heavyweight Champion had begun. The fight was shown on closed circuit TV in 50 theaters in 31 cities coast to coast. Marciano was a slight betting favorite. A left hook from Walcott floored Marciano early in the first round. It was the first time in his 43-fight professional career that Marciano had been knocked down. He got up at the count of four. Going into the 13th round, Walcott was ahead on all three official scorecards. Early in the round, Walcott backed up to the ropes and began to launch a right hand, but Marciano beat him to it and put him down for the count with a right to the jaw. The fight was named The Ring Fight of the Year. The 13th round was named The Ring Round of the Year. The fight was named the 16th Greatest Title Fight of All-Time by The Ring in 1996. Offered here is an exceptionally rare, original, on site poster for this event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFULL DESCRIPTION: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is an original, cardboard, on site poster which pictures both fighters. Bold color and print. Bold, clear images. Clean. This poster has been professionally restored. Three original folds have been flattened. Some restoration at corners and at print near the bottom, none affecting the images. Reinforced on the back, but no cardboard has been replaced. A light finish has been applied for preservation. Care was taken to preserve the original poster and restoration to clean and repair was done to ensure the poster not deteriorate at all. 22 1\/2\" x 28.\" An exceptional offering as we know of only one other example.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JoSportsInc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36225134821532,"sku":"","price":125000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0469\/5733\/0588\/products\/1600114628.jpg?v=1601208050"},{"product_id":"dempsey-jack-georges-carpentier-signed-memorandum-of-agreement-1921-jsa-authenticated","title":"DEMPSEY, JACK-GEORGES CARPENTIER SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (1921-JSA AUTHENTICATED)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorges Carpentier fought Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight Title on July 2,1921 in front of over 80,000 people at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey. Dempsey won the fight by stopping the smaller Carpentier in the 4th round. This was the first million dollar gate in boxing history. After signing Dempsey and Carpentier, promoter Tex Rickard borrowed $250,000 to build a 91,613-seat stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. The stadium was built in nine weeks on a piece of land known as Boyle’s Thirty Acres. Octagonal, it covered seven acres. The final row of bleachers rose 34 feet from the ground and was 312 feet from the center of the ring. Tickets were priced from $5.50 to $50. After the fight sold out, Rickard said he should have doubled the prices. This was boxing's first million dollar gate, generating $1,789,238. Dempsey was guaranteed $300,000 and Carpentier $200,000. Each man received 25% of the motion picture rights. Rickard promoted the bout as \"The Fight of the Century\" (the third time he used that label). He also promoted the fight as \"hero\" vs. \"villain.\" The hero in this case was not the American, Jack Dempsey, but the Frenchman, Georges Carpentier, who had distinguished himself as a pilot in World War I. Dempsey, on the other hand, was cast as the villain, as he had been labeled a \"slacker\" for avoiding the military draft-—even though he had been found not guilty of the offense in 1920. Dempsey trained in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jack Renault and Larry Williams were his sparring partners. Carpentier's training camp was in Manhasset, Long Island. Joe Jeannette and Paul Journee were his sparring partners. This was the first fight to be broadcast to a mass audience over the radio. The ringside commentators were Major Andrew White and J.O. Smith. The ring was 20 feet square. The fighters wore eight-ounce gloves. Carpentier, the reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion, was outweighed by 16 pounds. Dempsey was a 2 to 1 favorite. The fight started at 3:16 in the afternoon. This was the first fight sanctioned by the new National Boxing Association. The NBA would change its name to the World Boxing Association in 1962. Three months before the fight, Carpentier predicted that the fight would last more than four rounds. In the second round, Carpentier broke his right thumb in two places and suffered a slight wrist strain. Dempsey floored Carpentier twice in the fourth round. Offered here an extraordinary, signed , original Memorandum of Agreement for this historic fight. This lengthy contract was made between Dempsey, Carpentier and the promoters including Tex Rickard. It lays out the terms and conditions for the fight as well as the date, size of gloves, choice of referees and judges. The contract is witnessed and signed on the final page by Jack Dempsey, Georges Carpentier, William Brady (promoter), Charles Cochrane (promoter), Tex Rickard (promoter), Jack Kearns (Dempsey's manager) and Bernard Descamps (Carpentier's manager) and Robert Edgren who was selected to be final arbitrator. Authenticated by James Spence (JSA).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFULL DESCRIPTION: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an original, 11 page, typed contract. Bold, all in ink signatures on final page. Two hole punches on left margin outside of text and signatures. Has a center crease. Covers are worn with tears. Contract itself has edge and corner wear. Clean with out staining. 8 1\/2\" x 11.\" Undoubtedly the most significant fight contract we have offered to date. 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