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Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25,1959. Creator: Unknown.

The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between African-American Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) and Swede Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009) was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. Johansson beat Patterson to take the World Heavyweight Champion title. The ticket is purple with black and red printed text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. The horizontal text on the left side of the ticket begins “YANKEE STADIUM / 161ST & RIVER AVENUE…”.
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Title:
Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25,1959. Creator: Unknown.
Caption:
The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between African-American Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) and Swede Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009) was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. Johansson beat Patterson to take the World Heavyweight Champion title. The ticket is purple with black and red printed text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. The horizontal text on the left side of the ticket begins “YANKEE STADIUM / 161ST & RIVER AVENUE…”
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Image size:
6412 x 2371 px | 43.5 MB
Print size:
54.3 x 20.1 cm | 21.4 x 7.9 in (300 dpi)