Boxing Exhibit
Photo of Boxer Gil Turner with George Katz
Gil Turner, who fought for the welterweight title, with his manager George Katz and George’s nephew
Photo of Boxers Known as “Katz’s Kittens”
George Katz (in center in jacket) with (from left to right) “Toothpick” Brown, Jimmy Washington, Cortez Jackson, Gil Turner, Willie Reddish, Young Willie Reddish, and Sammy Fuller
Photo of Damon Runyon, Lew Tendler and J. Edgar Hoover
Tendler in the center, flanked (on left) by Runyon a famous writer, and (on right) by Hoover the Director of the FBI
Poster for 1952 Heavyweight Championship Boxing Match
Joe Walcott vs Rocky Marciano at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia
Signing Contracts for Junior Lightweight Boxing Match between Benny Bass and Kid Chocolate
Phil Glassman is seated on right
Ticket to 1936 Fight in Philadelphia
Leroy Haynes vs Al Ettore
Ticket to 1971 Fight in Philadelphia
Eugene “Cyclone” Hart vs Stanley “Kitten” Hayward (who earlier in his career was managed by George Katz). The fight lasted one minute – Hayward was knocked out.
Ticket to Fight Between Benny Bass and Babe Herman
A boxing match in 1926 between contenders for the Featherweight Championship
Ticket to Fight Between Benny Bass and Tony Falco
This 1932 fight was promoted by Herman Taylor