PATTERSON, FLOYD-INGEMAR JOHANSSON SIGNED 30TH ANNIVERSARY POSTER (1989)

On June 26, 1959 at Yankee Stadium in New York heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson defended hsi title against the big powerful Swede Ingemar Johansson. Johansson staggered Patterson and knocked him down seven times in the third round before the fight was stopped. Ingemar Johansson was now heavyweight champion. Offered here is a poster done in 1989 to commemorate this first fight between Patterson and Johansson which has been signed by both Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson.
This is an original, 30th Anniversary poster picturing both fighters and printed on heavy stock paper. Clean. Bold color and images. Bold signatures. Not craesed or torn. 18" x 24."