Frankie Neil former 1903 bantamweight World champion who waged long battles with Abe Attell and Owen Moran SIGNED, INSCRIBED and DATED (Aug 9, 1949) black & white 11" x 8 1/2" photo image.

Condition very good (slight wear & tear around the edges and small smudges on inscription).

Price: £235

Frankie Neil was a scrappy boxer who carried a good punch that provided most of his wins and enabled him to capture the Bantamweight Championship of the World during his career

He defeated Harry Forbes, Clarence Forbes, Billy DeCoursey, "Fighting" Dick Hyland, Harry Tenny and "Young" Britt during his career; He also waged some long battles with Abe Attell, Owen Moran, Monte Attell, Joe Bowker, Harry Baker, Eddie Hanlon and Johnny Reagan.

It was erroneously reported that Neil died of pneumonia at St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on December 19, 1924. Neil was alive and well and working at the Standard Oil plant in Richmond, California at the time, and quipped, "I admit I am a dead one pugilistically but I'm still doing my eight hours a day." - Oakland Tribune

Neil lost all his boxing earnings by investing in a large stable of race horses after he retired. "What I didn't blow taking care of the animals, I lost at the track. The combination cleaned by pockets good," he told Ed Levitt of the Oakland Tribune.