Kid Chocolate & Barney Ross Autographs  ONE AUTOGRAPH ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF AUTOGRAPH PAPER - BOTH ARE ON THE SAME SHEET OF AUTOGRAPH PAPER~ THESE AUTOGRAPHS  WILL HAVE TO BE DISPLAYED IN DOUBLE SIDED GLASS FRAME - FRONT AND BACK - TO VIEW PROPERLY! From 1929 to 1933 Chocolate was at his peak as a fighter facing a vast array of top featherweights and lightweights in the late 20’s and early 30’s. He fought 8 world champions. He won his first 51 professional fights without loss before coming out on the short end of a split decision to Jackie “Kid” Berg. He won the Jr. Lightweight Title by stopping Lew Feldman in 12 rounds in 1931 and won the NYSAC World Featherweight Title in 1932 by decisioning Fidel LaBarba. Had the scandalous decisions he lost gone his way he would have victories over a total of 5 Hall of Famer’s in his career. The Kid began to wind down in 1933 after it was discovered he was suffering from syphilis, although he still had much success in the ring. Kid Chocolate was a ring artist who learned his lessons from the all time greats of boxing history and passed on those lessons to men like Ray Robinson. He was a flashy fighter with speed and fantastic skill. The boxing student could learn much by studying him. While rating below men like Henry Armstrong and Willie Pep he clearly ranks among the all time greats of boxing history in the featherweight division. Nat Fleischer rated Kid Chocolate as the # 6 all time Featherweight. McCallum’s survey of old-timers rated him at # 5. Cox’s Corner considers him among the top 10 all time featherweights.

BARNEY ROSS

Barney Ross won the Chicago and Intercity Golden Gloves in 1929 and fought nearly 200 amateur fights with an impressive record. He became well known for his speed, cleverness and stamina, although never a knockout artist. He turned pro in 1929 and fought a series of bouts leading up to March 26, 1933, when he faced world Lightweight and Jr. Welterweight champion and fellow three divisions world champions club member Tony Canzoneri in Chicago. He won by decision in ten rounds. This was a shocking victory, as he was a major underdog. Alternating between welterweight and lightweight classes, he fought a series of fights over the next several years gaining and defending various world titles, which included three wars against his greatest nemesis Jimmy Mclarnin. Ross "showed unflinching courage by counter punching when hit hard and always staying on his feet, a formula that served him throughout his life." 2 Always a crowd favorite, Ross, with the moniker "Pride of the Ghetto" was fighting in front of crowds as great as 70,000 fans.

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