EXTREMELY RARE 1888 boxer CHARLIE MITCHELL Stevengraph silk art boxing SULLIVAN

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Offered here is a
EXTREMELY RARE
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING
1888
STEVENGRAPH SILK
of
WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER
CHARLIE MITCHELL
with red socks mounted to a thin box
Stunning 1888 Stevengraph of boxer CHARLIE MITCHELL, beautifully created with gold-gilded arch window highlighting the unique silk art by the most famous woven creators of the 1880's.  The incredible detail of his facial qualities to the fine detail of the championship belt all enhanced with the RARE version of the red socks.
SUPER RARE QUALITY BOXING COLLECTABLE OF THE 1880's
Mitchell was born on 24 November, 1861 in the city of
Birmingham, England
. Mitchell had exceptional ability at using London Prize Ring Rules to his advantage. During his career, he engaged in over 100 fights with both gloves and bare-knuckles, using the
London Prize Ring Rules
as well as the
Queensberry Rules
. He often fought men who outweighed him by 30 to 40 pounds. Mitchell took on all comers in London, often fighting as many as four bouts in one night.
In 1882
Billy Madden
, the former tutor and backer of John L Sullivan, put on an open weight boxing tournament in England, in order to find a challenger for John L Sullivan. This was a professional tournament, held under amateur rules, consisting of 3 rounds, 3 minutes, with an extra 2 minute round being fought in the case of draws, A number of prominent boxers including Jem Goode and Jack Knifton entered. Despite being both the youngest and lightest of the 21 competitors, Mitchell won the tournament.
Mitchell toured the United States and Canada with
Jake Kilrain
, and later
Frank "Paddy" Slavin
, putting on exhibitions, sometimes daily and sometimes on the same day as one of his fights. Mitchell was in Kilrain's corner on 8 July 1889 when he fought
John L. Sullivan
for the
world heavyweight boxing championship
.
Mitchell came from Birmingham, England and fought John L. Sullivan in 1883, knocking him down in the first round. Their second meeting took place in 1888 on the grounds of a chateau at Chantilly, France in driving rain. It went on for more than two hours, at the end of which both men were un-recognizable and had suffered much loss of blood; neither could lift his arms to punch and the contest was considered a draw.
The local gendarmerie arrived at this point and managed to arrest Mitchell, who spent the next few days in a cell and was later fined by the local magistrate, boxing being illegal in France at that time. Sullivan managed to evade the law, swathed in bandages, and was taken back across the English Channel to spend the next few weeks convalescing in Liverpool. Mitchell acted as Sullivan's corner man for many years after.
In 1894 Mitchell fought in his most noteworthy bout, against
James J Corbett
for the world heavyweight championship. Corbett won by KO in the 3rd round, winning ,000.
measures: 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches
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