Signed photographs of the world boxing champions Fred Apostoli and Lou Ambers, THE APOSTOLI A SUPERB ORIGINAL SEPIA 8'' x 5'' BOXING PUBLICITY PHOTOGR

Signed photographs of the world boxing champions Fred Apostoli and Lou Ambers, THE APOSTOLI A SUPERB ORIGINAL SEPIA 8'' x 5'' BOXING PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH depicting WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION FRED APOSTOLI IN FULL LENGTH BOXING POSE. BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED 'TO SHEILA CATTAMACH, WITH BEST WISHES, SINCERELY' AND DATED 6/5/38 IN INK TO THE CLEAR CENTRAL PORTION OF THE IMAGE, VERY GOOD CLEAN CONDITION; THE AMBERS A SUPERB ORIGINAL SEPIA 8'' x 5'' BOXING PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH depicting WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION LOU AMBERS IN HALF LENGTH BOXING POSE. BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED 'BEST WISHES AND SUCCESS ALWAYS' IN INK TO THE CLEAR CENTRAL PORTION OF THE IMAGE. SLIGHT CREASE TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CLEAN CONDITION. Alfredo ''Fred'' Apostoli (February 2, 1913 - November 29, 1973) was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. Statistical boxing website Box Rec lists Apostoli as the #8 ranked middleweight of all time. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1978, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1988, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. Luigi Giuseppe d'Ambrosio (November 8, 1913 - April 24, 1995), aka Lou Ambers, was a lightweight boxer who fought from 1932 to 1941. On August 17, 1938 Ambers met Henry Armstrong in a historic title fight. Armstrong was attempting to become the first fighter in history to win and hold three world titles simultaneously. In a great fight, Ambers was knocked down twice, in the fifth and sixth rounds, and appeared badly beaten. He then mounted a great comeback, but lost the controversial split decision. A rematch was inevitable. The rematch was as controversial as their first bout. Armstrong was penalized for low blows, which enabled Ambers to capture the 15-round decision on August 22, 1939. This was Ambers' last great performance.