ROSS, BARNEY WIRE PHOTO

Barney Ross was born on December 23, 1909 in New York City, New York. He won the World Lightweight and World Junior Welterweight Titles on June 23, 1933 from Tony Canzoneri. He won the World Welterweight Title on May 28, 1935 from Jimmy McLarnin. He retired after losing to Henry Armstrong on May 31, 1938 with a final record of 74-4-3 with 22 KO's. Presented here is an original wirephoto of Barney Ross with Mike Jacobs and William F. Carey as Ross arrived to win back the welterweight title that he lost to Jimmy McLarnin.
This original wirephoto of Barney Ross is 6 1/2 x 8 1/2." The corners are soft and there are small creases along the bottom and right edges. Clean image with no rips or tears.