1947-1966 ARCADE EXHIBITS BOXING CARD EUGENE HAIRSTON HIGH GRADE WBO
NEAR MINT ++ 1947-1966 EXHIBITS BOXING CARD EUGENE HAIRSTON HIGH GRADE ! WBO WBA IBF THE RINGEugene Silent Hairston was the first American professional Black Deaf boxer.[1] He was born in Harlem in 1929 and became deaf at 1 year old due to a case of spinal meningitis.[2] Growing up, he went to P.S. 47 until he was 15, when he had to drop out to help support his family.[2] He started boxing as an amateur in 1945, winning 59 out of his 60 matches.[3] In 1947, Hairston became a professional boxer.[2] During his time as a boxer, his highly famous fight was against Jake LaMotta which ended in a draw. He was also the Golden Glove champion in 1947.[3] In 1953, Hairston had to retire due to injuriesThe computer sets the price, reasonable offers, are considered on all items ;)