[Commemorative Boxing silk] Pedlar Palmer upholding his title as Champion Bantam Weight of the World matched against Dave Sullivan of America for £600.

London, 18th October 1897

Silk scarf, centred with a lion rampant holding British and Irish flags, descriptive text below and English rose and thistle at each corner, all contained within a single blue line border.

670 by 670mm (26½ by 26½ inches).
NB. this item is Unframed - framed image shown in room setting is for reference only

Pedlar Palmer (1876-1949) held the Bantamweight Championship title from 1895-9. The son of a bare-knuckle champion in Essex, as a child he had taken part in stage acts and used some of the things he had learned on stage in the boxing ring.

Dave Sullivan, an Irish-American took the World Featherweight title in 1898 in a controversial bout against Dolly Smith, who broke his arm, in the 5 round match. His loss in this match with Palmer’s was his first.

Worn along the edges.

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