Bob Pastor former World heavyweight title contender who fought the legendary Joe Louis twice SIGNED and INSCRIBED "To Bill With All The Best" black & white 8" x 10" photo

Condition very good (has 2 heavy bottom corner creases along with light surface creases)

The signature and inscription is scribed in green ink on a dark background however, is still clearly visible.

Price: £ SOLD

Bob Pastor, a Manhattan-born boxer who achieved brief glory by entering the ring twice against the famed heavyweight champion Joe Louis, died of pneumonia in 1996 at a nursing home in Saratoga Springs, Fla. He was 82.

Mr Pastor was raised in the Inwood section of Manhattan and enrolled in New York University, but gave up college to pursue his career as a fighter. In 65 bouts from 1935 to 1942, he had a record of 53-7-5, with 17 knockouts.

He had one fight for the heavyweight title, when he challenged Louis in Detroit on Sept. 20, 1939.

After retiring from boxing, he joined the Army, where he trained ski troops. He later started a variety of businesses.