California old timers Boxing Hall Of Fame dinner ticket 16th September 1978, Fresno, California, measuring 7" x 3 1/2". SIGNED by:-

* Mushy Callahan
* Young Corbett III
* Lew Jenkins
* Ceferino Garcia
* Carl Bobo Olsen
* Ray Lunny (1940s Frisco Bay Area Contender)

Condition excellent (some colour disfiguration to edges)

Price: £165

Mushy Callahan was the ring name of Vincent Morris Scheer, former champion in the light welterweight division.

Callahan was born on November 3, 1904, in New York City. He took the ring name of Mushy Callahan and began boxing in 1924.

On September 21, 1926, Callahan fought Pinky Mitchell for Mitchell's light welterweight championship. Mitchell was the first champion of this weight class, which had been created in 1922. At the time, not many people recognized the championship of this weight class as a legitimate title. Nevertheless, Callahan beat Mitchell over ten rounds and won the title.

Callahan defended his title twice in 1927 and fought a variety of non-title fights from 1927 to 1929.

In 1930 he put his title on the line against Jack Kid Berg on February 18 in London, England. Berg knocked him out in ten rounds to win the title. There is some dispute about the title being on the line in this fight. The National Boxing Association (NBA) had stripped Callahan of its version of the title before the Berg fight. Furthermore, at the time of the Berg fight, Britain did not recognize the light welterweight division. The New York State Athletic Commission recognized the Berg-Callahan fight as being for the title, however, and Berg won NBA recognition in 1931.

Career After Boxing
Callahan never fought for another title and retired in 1932. After boxing, Callahan worked as a boxing referee and in the entertainment industry, coaching actors for boxing scenes.










Born Raffaele Capabianca Giordano on May 27, 1905 in Protenza, Campania, Italy. He came to this country as a child and settled with his family in Fresno, CA.

He began boxing in 1919 as Young Corbett III while still a 14-year-old "newsboy." A tough southpaw, Corbett would have to wait until 1933 for a world title bid. On his march to the title, the crafty Corbett would become a headliner in fight clubs in California. He engaged in a four-fight series with future welterweight champion Young Jack Thompson, winning three and drawing once. Wins over Jack Zivic, Sgt. Sammy Baker, and welterweight champion Jackie Fields (W10 non-title) and future middleweight king Ceferino Garcia (W10, W10) propelled him to a world welterweight title bout with Fields. On February 22, 1933 Corbett decisioned Fields over 10 rounds to win the championship. His reign was brief, losing the title to Hall of Famer Jimmy McLarnin three months later via a shocking one round knockout.

Corbett never again challenged for the welterweight belt, opting instead to campaign as a middleweight. Wins over future light heavy champ Gus Lesnevich (TKO 5), as well as Hall of Famers Mickey Walker (W10), Billy Conn (W10) and Fred Apostoli (W10) followed. In his second bout with Apostoli, held November 18, 1938, he was stopped in 8 rounds in a middleweight championship go. Corbett, who only boxed outside of California on five occasions, continued to box until 1940 before retiring with a 123-11-17 (33KOs) record.

He died in Auberry, CA at the age of 88 in 1993.









A hard-hitting lightweight from the Lone Star State, Lew Jenkins fought the best of two divisions (lightweight and welterweight) during boxing's Golden Age.

Jenkins, born in Milburn Texas, spent the early portion of his career fighting in Dallas. In 1939, he began fighting regularly on Long Island and in New York City. His first-round stoppage of Tippy Larkin on March 8, 1940, led to a shot against lightweight champ Lou Ambers. Jenkins put his power to good use as he knocked out Ambers in the third round to capture the crown on May 10, 1940. Of Jenkins' 65 victories, 47 came by knockout.

Jenkins successfully defended his crown with a second-round knockout of Pete Lello before losing the title via 15-round decision to fellow hall-of-famer Sammy Angott on December 19, 1941. However, during his reign, Jenkins fought three non-title bouts against welterweight champions Henry Armstrong, Fritzie Zivic and Freddie "Red" Cochrane. Each fight was billed as a "Non-Title Bout Between Two Champions." Jenkins was stopped in six rounds by Armstrong, drew in 10 rounds with Zivic and dropped a 10-round decision to Cochrane.

Among the other notable opponents Jenkins met are Marty Servo, Jimmy Doyle, Carmen Basilio and Beau Jack. Jenkins served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II and retired from boxing after getting knocked out by Jack in 1950.









Ceferino Garcia (August 26, 1906 — January 1, 1981). Born in Naval, Biliran, Philippines. His number of victories are the most ever achieved by a Philippine boxer. He's also the only boxer from the Philippines ever to become world champion at middleweight. He was managed, during the final years of his career by George Parnassus. Ceferino Garcia is commonly referred to as the inventor of the bolo punch. Though a Filipino boxer named Macario Flores was reported to be using the punch in 1924

Early Life
Ceferino Garcia was the son of Fortunato and Pascuala Garcia and was the oldest of six children. He never completed first grade and became quite indulged in gambling. At 15, he was feared by many that noboby would take him in street fight. He was also a skilled blacksmith.

Boxing Success
While working at a bakery in Cebu City, Garcia met a boxing promoter. This was where his career as boxer started.

On September 23, 1937, Garcia first had a shot for a world title in the welterweight division. However, Barney Ross bested him by unanimous decision.

On October 2, 1939, Garcia fought for the world Middleweight title in the United States and won it. He defended that title three times until he lost to Ken Overlin on points.

His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.










Carl Bobo Olsen born July 11, 1928 in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. Turned pro in 1944 and in 1950 was KO'd by Ray Robinson in the 12th round for the Pennsylvania World Middleweight Title. Robinson again defeated him in 1952, this time for the World Middleweight Title. Olson decisioned Paddy Young on June 19, 1953 for the Vacant American Middleweight Title and then on October 21, 1953, he decisioned Randy Turpin for the Vacant World Middleweight Title.

Olson successfully defended against Kid Gavilan, Rocky Castellani, and Pierre Langlois. Olson lost a 1955 light heavyweight title bid to Archie Moore via 3rd round KO. Olson lost the middleweight belt to his nemesis Robinson on December 9, 1955 and was unsuccessful in a return match the following May.

He boxed for another ten years, however, never receiving another world title shot. Olson retired in 1966 with a 98-16-2 (48KOs) record and wins over such notables as Joey Maxim, Walter Cartier, Robert Villemain, Lloyd Marshall, Tiger Jones, and Joey Giambra.

Olson died on January 16, 2002.