Steve Collins Signed Boxing Glove
Steve Collins signed boxing glove. It has been signed in person and can be displayed in a dome display case, as shown at a additional cost. This is a sample glove, the position of autograph may change as could the type of glove. 100% authentic autograph signed in person by Steve Collins. A must for any fan of British Boxing.
Steve Collins signed boxing glove. It has been signed in person and and can be displayed in a dome display case, as shown at a additional cost or as is. This is a sample glove the signature position and type of glove may change. 100% authentic autograph signed in person by Steve Collins. A must for any fan of British Boxing.
Steve Collins Bibliography
Stephen Collins was born 21 July 1964 and is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1997. He was known as "The Celtic Warrior" and is the most successful Irish boxer in recent professional boxing history, having held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles, and never losing a fight as champion.
His first nineteen professional fights all took place in the United States. In 1988 he won the Irish middleweight title, and the regional American USBA middleweight title the following year, defending the latter successfully in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. In his first two world championship challenges, both for the WBA middleweight title, he lost a unanimous decision to Mike McCallum in 1990 and a majority decision to Reggie Johnson in 1992. He also challenged unsuccessfully for the European middleweight title later in 1992, losing a split decision to Sumbu Kalambay in Italy.
It was not until he reached his early 30s that he fulfilled his potential, becoming WBO middleweight champion in his third world title attempt with a fifth-round TKO victory over Chris Pyatt in 1994, before then moving up in weight to defeat the undefeated Chris Eubank and claim the WBO super-middleweight title in 1995.
More success followed, as he successfully defended his title by winning the rematch against Eubank later in the year. Following his second victory against Eubank, he successfully defended his title another six times before pulling out of a proposed fight in October 1997 against rising Welsh star, Joe Calzaghe, and retiring from the sport.
He had become frustrated by his inability to get a fight against the pound for pound number one boxer of the time, Roy Jones Jr., who was then fighting in the light-heavyweight division. Having competed against some of the best boxers on both sides of the Atlantic during his career, he tends to be linked more to an era in the UK during which there was a notable rivalry between British boxers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn, both of whom he fought and defeated twice.
A MUST FOR ANY COLLECTOR OF SIGNED BOXING MEMORABILIA. A NICE CLEAR AUTOGRAPH OF STEVE COLLINS ON A VIP BOXING GLOVE.
AUTHENTICITY All signed items are supplied with a COA and lifetime guarantee,which carries our full name and contact details,we do not sell pre-printed,autopen or any other form of fake signature
ABOUT US We have been a collector for over 20 years privately,and have supplied quality autographs to both Trade and public full time for over 2 years. We supply quite a few local businesses with framed items for resale.
POSTAGE AND PAYMENT We will combine postage on multiple purchases if purchased within a couple days of each other,All items are posted in either frame boxes or heavy duty jiffy bags ,or postal tubes or proper cd boxes.All items are insured to the value of the item (less post and packing) We post daily,so if paypal is used 90% are posted the next postal day. Most email enquiries are answered within 24 hours
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DIMENSIONS; 61cm H x 51cm W x 18cm D Framed.
Full size Glove.