This trading card boxing set features the legendary James Jeffries and Billy Papke Ace Heart. The cards are from the 1909 season and are perfect for any collector or fan of boxing. The set includes sports trading cards and is categorized under Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop and Sports Trading Cards, Trading Card Singles. Get your hands on this rare and valuable set today.
Billy Papke (born William Papke, and known as "The Illinois Thunderbolt") (September 17, 1886 – November 26, 1936) was an American boxer who held the World Middleweight Championship from September 7 to November 26, 1908. In 1910-12, he also took the Australian and British versions of the World Middleweight Championship, though American boxing historians generally take less note of these titles.[1][2] With a solid and efficient punch, 70 percent of his better publicized career wins by decision were from knockouts, and roughly 40% of his reported fights were as well.[3][4] Papke was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.[5] Sportswriter Nat Fleischer, original owner of "Ring" Magazine, ranked Papke as the seventh best middleweight of all time. Announcer Charley Rose ranked him as the tenth greatest middleweight in boxing history. He was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1972.[6]