Three World's Champions And Seven Challengers

Johnny Coulon

vs.

Frankie Conley

February 3, 1912

Pacific Club

Vernon, California

In what was perhaps the greatest collection of light weight boxing talent ever in one ring, the group of Freddie Welsh, One Round Hogan, Ad Wolgast, the reigning Lightweight Champion, Abe Attell, the reigning Featherweight Champion, Harlem Tommy Murphy, Johnny Kilbane, Tommy Kilbane and Mexican Joe Rivers posed with Bantamweight Champion Coulon and challenger Frankie Conley for photographer J.E. Ryan.

As dazzling as was the array of ring talent before the bout, the fight itself proved a bit anticlimactic ,with Coulon dominating for the entire twenty rounds.

"Conley is a tough bird-tough because he won't open up and fight...I had to first make him fight and then lick him."

-Johnny Coulon

"I was not at my best. I guess I need a good rest. I have been boxing too often..."

-Frankie Conley

"Some criticism was offered that Conley was not sent in to do or die during the first three or four rounds when Coulon appeared bewildered to a point of "stage fright" by his new surroundings."

-H.M. Walker, Milwaukee Free Press. February 4, 1912

Vintage Original First Generation Photograph

Signed on the Photograph Surface

Names printed on the surface by the photoraphy studio.

J.E. Ryan of Los Angeles Photograph

Price: $1,500.00

Size: 7 3/4 x 12 1/4 inch photograph on a 11 X 14 inch mount

Condtion: Excllent as to photograph. Fair as to mount. Mounted has edge and corner damage that would matt out.

1100-00421

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