MICKEY COHEN MOBSTER/ GANGSTER SIGNED FRAMED MONTAGE

A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTABLE PIECE OF SIGNED  MEMORABILIA A SIGNED MONTAGE FROM THE INFAMOUS CHICAGO MOBSTER "MICKEY COHEN" AND MEASURES 14"X11" AND AHS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AND GLAZED

MEMORABILIA  FROM AMERICAN GANGSTER HISTORYARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE

THIS SUPERB ITEM OF MEMORABILIA HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS WITH A 8X6 PHOTOGRAPH AND A SUBLIMATED INFORMATION PLAQUE ON SILVER METAL

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Mickey Cohen was born on September 4, 1914, of a Jewish family. His mother Fanny had immigrated to the U.S. from Kiev, Ukraine. At age six, Cohen was selling newspapers on the street; his brothers Harry or Louie would drop him off at his regular corner. Soon Cohen and his brothers became involved in crime (Cohen's brother Sam, an Orthodox Jew, was an exception). In 1923, at age nine, Cohen was delivering alcohol to customers from a gin mill operated by his older brother in the drug store. Cohen was arrested that same year for this activity, but avoided prosecution due to his brother's connections.

As a teenager, Cohen began boxing in illegal prizefights in Los Angeles. He eventually moved to the East Coast to train as a professional boxer, doing fights in the Midwest along the way. His first professional boxing match was on April 8, 1930 against Patsy Farr in Cleveland, Ohio. This was one of the preliminary fights to the Paul Pirrone/Jimmy Goodrich feature event. On April 11, 1933 he fought against Chalky Wright in Los Angeles, California. Wright won the match and Meyer was incorrectly identified as "Mickey Cohen from Denver, Colorado" in the Los Angeles Times sports page report wrongfully printed. His last fight was on on May 14, 1933 against Baby Arizmendi in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. On June 12, 1931 Cohen fought and lost a match against World Featherweight Champion Tommy Paul after he was knocked out cold after 2:20 during the first round. It was during this round he earned the moniker "Gangster Mickey Cohen". Cohen lived first in Cleveland, Ohio, where he met Lou Rothkopf, an associate of Moe Dalitz. Cohen moved later to New York, where he became associates with Tommy Dioguardi, the brother of labor racketeer Johnny Dio, and with Owney Madden. Finally, Cohen went to Chicago, where he ran a gambling operation for the Chicago Outfit, Al Capone's powerful criminal organization.

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