BURLEY, CHARLEY SIGNED INDEX CARD

HISTORY: Charley Burley (September 6, 1917 – October 16, 1992) was an American boxer who fought as a welterweight and middleweight from 1936 to 1950. Archie Moore, the light-heavyweight champion who was defeated by Burley in a 1944 middleweight bout, was one of several fighters who called Burley the greatest fighter ever.[1] Burley was the penultimate holder of both the World Colored Welterweight Championship and the World Colored Middleweight Championship.

Offered here is a very scarce, original signed index card of Charley Burley. From the collection of Tom Space, an amateur fighter himself, and eventually very involved in the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame as both a member and Historian. Space had this signed in Pittsburg on September 1, 1989.

FULL DESCRIPTION: This is a white, unlined, 3" x 5" index card. Boldly signed in blue ink, "Charley Burley." Not creased or torn. Clean front and back.