Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction March 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/29/2011
Really unique opportunity is this lot of renowned sports photographer Denis Brodeur's collection of his original photo negatives from "The Brawl in Montreal", the 1980 WBC welterweight title bout between Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium. The copyrights of the 357 photo negatives offered here will be transferred to their new owner, the winning bidder of this lot. Incredible and historic images of the June 20, 1980 world title bout are featured along with loads of shots of Sugar Ray and Roberto their pre- and post-fight press conferences and publicly-staged sparring bouts in downtown Montreal, as well as Leonard's light-hearted visit with the Montreal Expos prior to a game against the New York Mets. Boxing luminaries Muhammad Ali, Don King and Bob Arum are pictured. A few shots from undercard fights included the bout between Gaetan Hart and Cleveland Denny, a Guyanese lightweight who died 16 days later as a result of injuries sustained during their fight. Only the copyrights of these 357 photo negatives will be transferred, not those of the images on the 24 vintage 8x10 prints that are also included.
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