ARCHER, JOEY SIGNED BOXING GLOVE

HISTORY: Joey Archer, (born February 11, 1938 in New York City, New York), is a retired boxer. Archer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in Robinson's final fight in 1965 (by unanimous decision), and fought Hall of Fame boxers such as Emile Griffith and Dick Tiger. �Irish� Joey Archer began his career in 1956 at 18 years of age. He was a master boxer with excellent speed but lacked any semblance of power in his punches. Fighting mostly in various New York and Texas venues, he was a winner in his first 30 fights, with only 7 victories coming inside the distance. His most notable win was against the highly ranked Don Fullmer by a decision. This win earned Archer a date against tough Puerto Rican contender Jose �Monon� Gonzalez, who gave Archer his first defeat in a split decision. Two months later Archer avenged the loss by beating Gonzalez in a decisive decision. The victory propelled Archer on a streak of 15 consecutive wins against some of the Middleweight division�s top fighters, including England�s Mick Leahy, Denny Moyer, Argentina�s Farid Salim, Canada�s Blair Richardson, Holley Mims, Rubin �Hurricane� Carter, and his most impressive career win, against future Hall-of-Famer and three time World champion Dick Tiger. The final win in the streak was against �Sugar� Ray Robinson in what would be the last fight of Robinson�s illustrious, Hall-of-Fame career. Having reached the top of the Middleweight division, Archer suffered an unexpected split decision loss to the ranked Don Fullmer. Nevertheless, Archer earned a title challenge against Middleweight champion Griffith based on his recent winning streak. The title fight against Virgin Islander Griffith in 1966 was a hard fought, close contest, and after 15 rounds of fighting, Griffith won by a majority decision. Archer�s dream of winning the prized Middleweight title went unfulfilled, as the referee ruled the contest a draw, with the other two judges voting in favor of the champion. Six months later, Archer would again fight Griffith for the Middleweight title, and would once again taste defeat in a very narrow, controversial decision. �Irish� Joey Archer announced his retirement from boxing after the disappointment of these two bitter, close losses to Emile Griffith. He ended his career with a record of 45 victories (with 8 by KO) and only 4 defeats. Although he never captured a world title, Archer�s boxing skills earned him induction into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. He is on the eligibility list of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. 

Offered here is a scarce signed boxing glove by Joey Archer

FULL DESCRIPTION: This is a red leather boxing glove with white Everlast label at wrist. Left hand. Signed on backhand, "Joey Archer" in marker. A bit light, but still discernible. Clean with no noticeable flaws. 13" long. 

Very scarce, the only signed boxing glove of Joey Archer we have handled.