George Kimball - Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Dur�n - INSCRIBED to the Golfer Tom Watson [with] SIGNED Boxing Gloves

USA McBooks 2009

Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Dur�n, signed and inscribed copy, together with four signed boxing gloves

Kimball, George. Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Dur�n and the Last Great Era of Boxing. Guilford, CT: McBooks Press, 2009. First paperback edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page: �To Tom Watson, with admiration and gratitude! All the best � George Kimball, New York 2009.�

The inscription addressed to Tom Watson, the eight-time major champion golfer. The volume illustrated with black-and-white photographic sections and containing Kimball�s detailed contemporary reportage of the defining rivalries between Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Dur�n.

ACCOMPANIED BY four individual boxing gloves, each signed respectively by Marvin Hagler, Thomas �Hit Man� Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Roberto Dur�n. Signatures bold and clearly legible. Each glove presented on an individual display stand. The gloves in very good overall condition with minor display wear.

A cohesive and highly displayable group commemorating one of the most celebrated eras in modern boxing history, uniting a desirable signed and inscribed account of the period with autographed pieces from each of its four principal protagonists.

The paperback volume with light edge wear and handling marks; internally clean. The inscription clear and strong. The signed gloves show minor surface wear consistent with display; the inscription remains bold. Display stands in as new condition. Overall presentation consistent with careful private ownership.