Box 10
Container
Contains 28 Results:
Fight Statistics Notes (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 183
Scope and Contents
Including shortest fights on record; longest fights on record; famous turf battles; first fight in a padded ring; largest gate in boxing; largest attendance at fights; double knockouts; record knockdowns in a fight; fight films law; championship comebacks; tall fighters; and most contest fought.
Dates:
undated
Boxer Profiles (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 184
Scope and Contents
Including profiles on Henry Armstrong, Abe Attell, William Thompson (Bendigo), Jack Broughton, and Wilfred Benitez.
Dates:
undated
Unidentified Instructional Manuscript (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 185
Scope and Contents
Likely for Fleischer's 1933 book, How to Referee and How to Judge a Fight.
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, "Poole-Morrissey" Fragments and Others (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 186
Scope and Contents
Housed in file marked, "Poole-=Morrissey. Lifelights of an Ancient Mill." Also includes pages on Jack Dempsey and the Sayers-Heenan fight.
Dates:
undated
Manuscript Drafts, A Woman's Influence: The story of Adah Isaacs Menken, wife of John C. Heenan (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 187
Scope and Contents
Appears to be original typed manuscript for Fleischer's book, Reckless Lady.
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, "Gene Tunney, the Under-Estimated champion" (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 188
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, "Great Frawley Law Fights" (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 189
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, "Great Negro Fighters" Fragment (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 190
Dates:
undated
Clippings, Sunday Mirror Magazine (Accrual), circa 1930s
File — Box: 10, Folder: 193
Dates:
circa 1930s
Manuscript regarding boxing in New Orleans (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 194
Dates:
undated
Manuscripts, Boxer Profiles (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 195
Scope and Contents
Includes pages on Sullivan, James Corbett, Max Baer, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, Carnera, Tom Sharkey, Peter Maher, Kid McCoy, John C. heenan, Morrissey, etc.
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, "Jeffries and the Mental Edge" (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 197
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, "Tom Sharkey a Prey for Whims" (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 198
Dates:
undated
Unpublished Manuscript, Winner and New Champion [?] (2 folders) (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 201-202
Scope and Contents
Looks to be draft of unpublished manuscript by Fleischer on boxing. Includes page with possible title, such as "Titans in Tights," "Goliaths in Tights," etc. It appears Fleischer settled on the title, "Winner and New Champion," as the next page begins with that title and includes a table of contents.
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, Boxing's Lighter Moments, and Note (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 203
Scope and Contents
Original typescript manuscript. Note includes information about the manuscript, including the following: "This was not published under this title." Some pages (possibly duplicates) and newspaper clippings tipped in.
Dates:
undated
Photo Album (Accrual), circa 1950s
File — Box: 10, Folder: 204
Scope and Contents
Mostly of Fleischer with others in "the Orient," perhaps Thailand. Some with boxers, some in the ring. Contains some handwritten captions inside, such as "Arriving at Bangkok Airport." Includes photos of Fleischer with various dignitaries; Fleischer at dinners, meetings, speaking, parties; ring action shots; the countryside; weigh-ins, etc.
Dates:
circa 1950s
Report of The Ring, Inc., The Ring Book Shop, Inc., and Other Business Records (Accrual), 1961
File — Box: 10, Folder: 205
Scope and Contents
"Report of The Ring, Inc. Covering the Fiscal Years ended May 31, 1957 to 1961 / and / The Ring Book Shop, Inc. Covering the calendar years ended December 31, 1956 to 1960, inclusive of May 31, 1961 / and / a consolidated balance sheet of both entities giving effect to capitalized intangible assets as of May 31, 1961."
Dates:
1961
Photographs, "Nat Fleischer World Olympics" (Accrual), 1956
File — Box: 10, Folder: 206
Scope and Contents
Originally housed in a photograph album. Mostly of Fleischer with others, some scenery, particularly in Fiji and Australia. Three pictures include heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and one of the United States Olympic boxing team that included Jose Torres and Pete Rademacher. Almost all photos labeled on reverse.
Dates:
1956
Manuscripts, Gene Tunney (2 folders) (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 207-208
Scope and Contents
Contains original typed manuscript pages for early versions of Gene Tunney, Enigma of the Ring.
Dates:
undated
Joan Phillips Fleischer, "The American Art Exhibition from The Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors" (Accrual), 1941
File — Box: 10, Folder: 209
Dates:
1941
Notes, Patterson-Liston Story (Fight) (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 210
Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes from Fleischer concerning the first fight between the two men for the title, and some comments afterward from Patterson and Liston. Also included is what appears to be a press kit for the fight with a list of professional fights for both men, short biographies about each, overviews of their fighting styles, and a list of heavyweight title fights from John L. Sullivan to present day. Article for The Ring, "Patterson and D'Amato Reunited in...
Dates:
undated
Manuscript, Pictorial History of Boxing (Accrual), undated
File — Box: 10, Folder: 212
Scope and Contents
Original, uncut copy.
Dates:
undated