BASILIO, CARMEN LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPH

Carmen Basilio was born on April 2, 1927 in Canastota, New York. He won the World Welterweight Title on June 10, 1955 from Tony DeMarco. He won the World Middleweight Title from Ray Robinson on September 23, 1957. He retired after losing to Paul Pender on April 22, 1961 with a final record of 56-16-7 with 27 KO's. Presented here is a first generation, large format photo of Basilio.
This large phot of Basilio measures 11 inches by 14 inches.there are creases running along the right edge and in the lower right corner.The left edge also has creases along the border.There is a small tear in the top border.The back has pencil writing.There is a letter "B" written on the left border.The photo has a large left edge border compared to the right edge.The image is vivid.