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 large format photograph of Basilio.
This photo of Basilio measures 8 3/4 inches by 13 1/4 inches.There is some chipping of paper on the right edge along with the upper left corner.The corners are soft.This is an photo that appeared in Sports Illustrated and is marked so on the back.No creases.The image is vivid.