Alf Mancini 1920s - 1930s welterweight contender and uncle of Dennie signed & inscribed "To my old pal wishing you the best of luck" black & white 5 1/4" x 3" photo, mounted on card.

Condition very good (faded signature although clearly visible also slight smudge) A GREAT PIECE FROM THE MANCINI PUGILISTIC FAMILY.

Price: £ SOLD

Alf Mancini, (uncle of the late Dennie Mancini) born in Notting Hill, West London,of Italian descent, he started boxing at the age of fifteen, and was never defeated as an amateur. The following year, he turned professional, ranked as a Lightweight. His first eight bouts were fought against the same opponent, and he won seven of them. However, by the time he had the opportunity of fighting for the title, he had outgrown the limit of 9 stone 9 pounds, and was re-classified as a welterweight. As his epitaph makes clear, he never won that title, either, but was very highly regarded as a boxer, both in Great Britain and America, where he fought for the first time in 1926.