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| Boxing is the most exciting sport on the planet! Growing up I watched Ali but the middleweight division was where the real action was. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, The Hit Man Thomas Hearns, Hands of Stone Roberto Duran, THAT was boxing! In the 90's I loved watching The Real Deal Evander Holyfield, what a warrior. No matter who you like, we will have something here. We helped the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota New York get their boxing show started and ran it for a few years for the induction ceremonies. We have a lot of material we accummulated during that time. Tons of unique
autographed stuff from some of the greats of all time. We stand by every autograph, as we either had it signed ourselves or bought it from the Hall of Fame. On that note, if you haven't had the opportunity to go to the inductions, it is FANTASTIC! Everywhere you go, the greatest boxers of all time are there!
Its a great place to get photos and autographs and the boxing card show on Saturdays has everything a boxing fan could want. They have dealers from around the world selling everything from cards, programs and autographs to championship belts! Located just outside Syracuse, NY, it is easy to get to.
 Joey Gamache'88 U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist, junior welterweight and welterweight champion. One of the greatest welterweights in boxing history.
Luis Garcia
Robert Garcia
Loreto Garza
Arturo GattiFormer boxing champion Arturo Gatti, one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas early Saturday. Police investigator Edilson Alves told The Associated Press that the body of the former junior welterweight champ was discovered in his hotel room at the tourist resort, where Gatti had arrived on Friday with his Brazilian wife Amanda and 1-year-old son. Alves said police were investigating and it was unclear how the 37-year-old Canadian died. Foul play is suspected in the death, the CBC reported. "It is still too early to say anything concrete, although it is all very strange," Alves said. A spokeswoman for the state public safety department said Gatti's wife and son were unhurt. The women declined to give a name in keeping with department policy. "There were no bullet or stab wounds on his body, but police did find blood stains on the floor," she said. Brazilian boxer and four-time world champion Acelino "Popo" Freitas told the G1 Web site of Brazil's largest television network Globo that he was a close friend of Gatti and his wife, and that he "knew they were having some sort of problem and were about to separate, but I didn't know they were in Brazil." Francisco Assis, a local police investigator, told G1 that Gatti could have died up to eight hours before his body was found early Saturday. Gatti (40-9, 31 KOs), nicknamed "Thunder", was best known for his all-action style, which was epitomized in his classic trilogy with Micky Ward in 2002 and 2003. It's why Gatti was a fixture at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., where he drew huge crowds and fought many times, including the final nine fights of his career. "His entire boxing career he fought with us, we've known him since he was 17," Kathy Duva of promoter Main Events told The Associated Press. "It's just an unspeakable tragedy. I can't even find words. It's a horror." He won two world titles in his 16-year pro career. In 1995, he won his first one, outpointing Tracy Harris Patterson to claim the IBF junior lightweight title. In his first fight after the Ward trilogy, which Gatti won 2-1, he captured a world title in his second division, outpointing Gianluca Branco for the vacant WBC junior welterweight title in January 2004.Gatti made two defenses before losing the title to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via sixth-round TKO in June 2005. He returned to defeat Thomas Damgaard but lost his final two bouts, a ninth-round TKO in a challenge to then-welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir in July 2006 followed by a one-sided beating from former "Contender" star Alfonso Gomez in July 2007. In the dressing room following the seventh-round knockout loss to Gomez, Gatti announced his retirement.More than his titles, Gatti will be remembered for the slugfests. He was half of the Ring magazine fight of the year four times for two the Ward fights as well as his 1997 fifth-round knockout of Gabriel Ruelas to retain the junior lightweight title and a 1998 decision loss to Ivan Robinson. Gatti had two memorable battles with Robinson as well as dramatic fights with Wilson Rodriguez, Angel Manfredy and Calvin Grove -- all before the trilogy with Ward that defined his career.
 '91 kayo #69...........................$1 Joe Gatti
Kid Gavilan "The Cuban Hawk"Great Welterweight Champion from Cuba and a first year inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He was never knocked out in his career. KID Gavilan, born Gerardo Gonzalez, returned to the United States for good in 1947, he escaped Fidel Castro's revolution and the eventual rise of communism. His move to American was Cuba's loss but boxing's gain. He emerged as a top fighter after twice beating lightweight champion Ike Williams in non-title bouts. He challenged for the welterweight crown in 1949, but the mighty champion Sugar Ray Robinson emerged victorious. The loss did not stop Gavilan's quest for the crown. He wound up beating Rocky Castellani, Beau Jack, Tony Janiro, Joe Miceli and split two fights against Billy Graham. In 1951, Robinson moved to middleweight and Johnny Bratton captured the welterweight throne. His first defense came against Gavilan in May of 1951. Gavilan decisioned Bratton and became champion. Gavilan was an exciting and popular fighter. His title defense against Gil Turner, drew a gate of $269,667, a welterweight record at the time. He made seven successful title defenses until losing the crown to Johnny Saxton in one of the worst decisions in boxing history. After the Saxton fight, 20 of the 22 ringside reporters felt Gavilan was the winner. Gavilan is the man credited with inventing the bolo punch. He said the punch, which was half hook and half uppercut, was developed by years spent cutting sugar cane with a machete in his native Cuba.
Joey GiardelloAnother great Philadelphia champion and inductee of The International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Jerry Goff
Jorge Gonzalez
Miguel Angel GonzalesAnother great Mexican Welterweight Champion.
Paul Gonzales
Kenny Gould
Harry GrebThe Human Windmill was Light Heavyweight and Middleweight Champion of the World. He is the only fighter to ever beat Gene Tunney.
Mitch "Blood" GreenNew York Gold Gloves Champion who had a running feud with Mike Tyson, while both of them were trying to be "Gangsta's" and street thugs.
Eric Griffin
Montell Griffin
Emile Griffith
Calvin Grove
William Guthrie
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