1985 to 2002 Brown's Boxing Complete and Near-Complete Set Run (18 Sets, 912 Cards)

Sold For:

$510

Year:

1985

Auction:

2023 Fall

Lot #:

3707

Category:

Featured

Outstanding collection of eighteen mostly high-grade complete and near-complete Brown's boxing sets spanning the years 1985 to 2002. These sets are loaded with all the stars, Hall of Famers, and rookies of the era, including Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whitaker, Riddick Bowe, Hector Camacho, and others. There are eleven signed cards included in this lot. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1985 Brown's Boxing-Promos Complete Set (10 cards) Plus One Duplicate: Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt overall. Keys: Two #1 Britton, 5 Gomez, 6 Rosario, and 8 Moore. 2) Two 1985 Brown's Boxing Complete Sets (2 sets, 70 cards) Plus Two Checklists: Ranging from Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt) with a few lesser and a few Mint. Keys: Two #1 Dundee, two 3 Johansson, two 4 Willard, two 6 Saad Muhammad, two 17 McGirt RC, and two 22 Burns. 3) 1986 Brown's Boxing Complete Set (35 cards) Plus Checklist: Ranging from Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt) with a few slightly lesser. Keys: #37 Mandell, 54 Canizales RC, 62 Holyfield RC (CSG NM/MINT 8), 66 Whitaker RC (Ex-Mt). and 67 Muhammad/Solomon. 4) 1986 Brown's Boxing Near-Complete Set (34/35 cards): Ranging from Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt) with a few slightly lesser. Keys: #37 Mandell, 54 Canizales RC, 66 Whitaker RC (Nr/Mt) and 67 Muhammad/Solomon. Missing only #62 Holyfield RC for completion. 5) 1986 Brown's Boxing Red Border Complete Set (30 cards): Ranging from Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt). 6) 1987 Brown's Boxing Red Border Complete Set (30 cards) Plus Checklist: Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt overall, with a couple slightly higher and lower. Key: #104 Barry. 7) 1987 Brown's Boxing Orange Border Near-Complete Set (29/30 cards): Ranging from Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt) with a couple lesser. Keys: #153 Battalino and 156 Choynski. Missing only #136 Nelson for completion. 8) 1987 Brown's Boxing "Super Cards" (3 cards): #1 Smith (Nr/Mt-Mt), 2 Johnson (Nr/Mt+), and 3 O'Grady (Ex-Mt+). Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches. 9) 1988 Brown's Boxing Complete Set (30 cards) Plus Checklist: Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt overall. 10) 1990 Brown's Boxing Complete Set (72 cards) Plus Checklist: Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt overall, with a few slightly higher and lower. Keys: #6 Bowe RC (Nr/Mt), 12 Camacho RC, 13 Canizales, 14 Carbajal RC, 17 Curry, 20 Fenech, 29 Hill RC, 36 Jones, 42 McGirt, and 58 Rosario. Includes two signed cards (#59 G. Ruelas and 60 R. Ruelas). 11) 1992 Brown's Boxing Complete Set (72 cards): Ranging from Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt+) with a couple lesser. Keys: #11 Canizales, 35 Lewis, 41 Mcgirt, and 44 Norris. Includes two signed cards (#49 G. Ruelas and 50 R. Ruelas). 12) 1993 Brown's Boxing Complete Set (80 cards) Plus Checklist and Two Promos: Ranging from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with a couple lesser. Keys: #8 Canizales, 37 Jones, 39 Lewis, NNO Lewis, NNO Dempsey (promo), and NNO Sullivan (promo). Includes the following six signed cards: #9 Carbajal, 19 Forrest, 54 Norris, 63 G Ruelas, 64 R. Ruelas, and 73 Toney. 13) 1994 Brown's Boxing Near-Complete Set (77/80) Plus Checklist and Three Promos: Ranging from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with a couple lesser. Keys: #1 Anis (blank back), 4 Bowe, 7 Camacho, 10 Canizales, 11 Carbajal, 15 Duran, 22 Gatti, 29 M. Johnson, 30 T. Johnson, 37 Lewis, 50 Norris, 68 Tapia, NNO Dempsey/Sullivan, NNO Johnson (promo), and NNO Corbett (promo). Missing three cards for completion (#21, 56, and 75 Tszyu). Includes two signed cards (#57 G. Ruelas and 58 R. Ruelas). 14) 1997 Brown's Boxing Near-Complete Set (77/80 cards) Plus Checklist and Three Promos: Nr/Mt-Mt to Mint overall (mostly Mint). Keys: #7 Bowe, 14 Camacho, 15 Carbajal, 25 Duran, 31 Gatti, 34 Hamed, 37 Hill, 47 Lewis, 50 Martin, 52 McCallum, 59 Morales, 61 Norris, 77 Tapia, NNO Jeffries (promo), NNO Fitzsimmons (promo), and NNO Jones Jr (promo). Missing three cards for completion (#45 Judah, 51 Mayweather Jr., and 81 Vargas). 15) 1999 Brown's Boxing Complete set (85 cards) Plus Promo: Ranging from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with a couple lesser. Keys: #4 Burns, 10 Calzaghe, 11 Camacho, 21 Duran, 25 Gatti, 29 Hamed, 31 Hopkins (signed, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt+), 42 Lewis, 46 Mayweather Jr. 48 Morales, 49 Mosley, 52 Nelson, 66 Whitaker, 81 Lane, and Kim Callahan/Bryanna (promo). 16) 2001 Brown's Boxing Near-Complete Set (85/86 cards) Plus Two Promos: Nr/Mt-Mt to Mint overall, with a few lesser. Keys: #2 Lewis/Botha, 11 Mosley/Jones Jr., 19 Calzaghe, 33 Gatti, 38 Hamed, 47 Johnson, 53 V. Klitscko, 54 W. Klitschko, 59 Lewis, 67 Morales, 69 Mosley, NNO Johnson, and NNO Willard. Missing only #63 Mayweather Jr. for completion. 17) 2002 Brown's Boxing Complete Set, Series 1 and 2 (60 cards) Plus One Promo and #00 Jermaine Taylor: 57% Nr/Mt or better, 18% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 25% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #16 Moore and NNO Liston (promo). 18) 2002 Brown's - Women Boxers Complete Set (10 cards): Four Ex to Ex-Mt and six Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #W8 Martin (Ex). This is an outstanding collection of Brown's boxing cards from three decades highlighted by several attractive high-grade examples of Hall of Famers Total: 18 sets, 912 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.Total: 912 cards. Opening Bid $300.