Infighting, Joe Goddard and Joe Chovinski, from the Boxing Positions and Boxers series (N266) issued by P. Lorillard Company to promote Red Cross Long Cut Tobacco by P. Lorillard Company

Infighting, Joe Goddard and Joe Chovinski, from the Boxing Positions and Boxers series (N266) issued by P. Lorillard Company to promote Red Cross Long Cut Tobacco 1893

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"Infighting" is a chromolithograph from the "Boxing Positions and Boxers" series of trading cards issued by the P. Lorillard Company in 1893 to promote their Red Cross Long Cut tobacco. The card depicts boxers Joe Choyinski and Joe Goddard mid-fight, highlighting the aggressive close-combat style of the sport. The artwork captures the intensity of the action, making this card an iconic example of late 19th-century sports ephemera.

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