Boxing and Boxers Cigarette Cards Guide (Collectables)

Boxing Cigarette Cards (Collectables)

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The history of boxing during the first half of the 20th century is vividly brought to life on cigarette cards that were issued during this period. Boxing is still one of the most hotly pursued sports topics amongst cigarette card collectors. The cards that tend to command the highest prices, as with many sports cards, tend to be those depicting the legends. I've compiled a list below of the most sought after names on boxing cigarette cards from the 1900s-1930s below. I've also listed a selection of some of the rare and unusual boxing cigarette card sets that I've come across in my six years of trading on eBay. I've provided scans of a sample card from each set and I've tried to list as many card titles as possible.

Top Boxers To Look For On eBay From The 1900s-1930s

Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
John Lawrence Sullivan
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Max Schmeling
Boxing Card Sets

Name Of Set: Pugilists and Wrestlers
Manufacturer: Ogdens
Issue Year: 1908
Card Number: 50
Card Titles: Jabez White, Jem Rochie, Joe Rogers, Tommy Burns, Tom Palmer, Frank Craig, Ali Nourdah Hassan, Gunner James Moir, Zbysco, Charlie Mitchell, Jacobus Koch, Jack Carroll, John Lawrence Sullivan, Tom Connors, Charlie Green, Georges Hackenschmidt, Peter Mangham, Tom Monk, Jimmy Mellor, Paul Pons, Frank P Slavin, Terry McGovern, Harry Tonge, James J Jeffries, Joe Bowker, Matt. Steadman, Jimmy Lane, Tom Sharkey, Joe Carroll, Jack Bain, Madrali, Jimmy Collins, Peter Bannon, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Smith, Willie Collins, Fred Welsh, Jim Driscoll, Frank Spike Robson, Peter Gotz, Abe Attell, Charlie Griffin, Frank Erne, Owen Moran, Ivan Padoubny, Jack Goldswain, Jack Palmer, Rudolf Unholz, Jim Esson,and Joe Gains.

Name Of Set: Pugilists and Wrestlers Second Series (51-75)
Manufacturer: Ogdens
Issue Year: 1909
Card Number: 25
Card Titles: Sam McVey, GC O'Kelly, Councillor Peter Wright, Tom Thomas, Jack Johnson, Jack Sullivan, Eugene Vallotton, Jack Sullivan, Ernst Siegfried, W Withers Bain, Pat Connolly, John Lemm, Bill Lang, Bart Connolly, Frank Crozier, Jimmy Britt, Jim Kenrick, Ian Hague, Bill Squires, Henry Irslinger, Lauritz Neilsen, Frank P Slavin, Donald Dinnie, Sam Langford, Frank Gotch, and Al Delmont.

Name Of Set: Famous Boxers
Manufacturer: Cohen Weenen