Jack Dempsey: Getting in the Ring with The Manassa Mauler’s Cards

Pre-war boxing is in the midst of a revitalization. Prices for cards of legendary heavyweights from the dominating John Sullivan to the groundbreaking Jack Johnson have risen dramatically. Some might attribute that to the overall rise in sports card values within the past year but that’s only a small part of it. After all, the same types of gains are not yet being seen as regularly in cards for other pre-war sports, such as tennis and golf. No, after a long period of indifference from collectors, early boxing cards are very much in demand. And one fighter to keep tabs…