Tyson signed Ferguson poster

MIKE TYSON'S 18th PRO FIGHT
As Mike Tyson's reputation grew, so did
the size of venues for his fights.

The RPI Field House

The RPI Field House has a seating capacity of about 7,500 for a fight, nearly 3 times bigger than most of Tyson's previous fight sites. The facility, which is part of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute College, is primarily used as a hockey arena for the schools hockey team. The building was actually a huge Navy warehouse at one time and was moved from Davisville, Rhode Island to Troy, New York during World War II. Its official opening was October 13, 1949.

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Promoter
HBA EAST
Jeff Levine

PRESENTS
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS
PROFESSIONAL BOXING
Matchmaker - Ron Katz

Promoter
TRI-CITY PROMOTION
Lorraine Miller




10 ROUNDS
MIKE TYSON 16-0 16 KO'S Catskill, N.Y. #17	VS.	JESSE FERGUSON 15-1 10 KO's Harrisburg, PA. ESPN Heavyweight Champ

MIKE "HERCULES" WEAVER
27-11 18 KO'S

Former WBA World
Heavyweight Champ

VS.

CARL "THE TRUTH" WILLIAMS
17-1 13 KO'S

White Plains, N.Y.




PLUS Frank Tate - Houston - 10 Rds. Sammy Youngs - Troy - 6 Rds. Stephon Frost - Albany - 6 Rds.	Sunday - 2:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 1986 RPI Field House Peoples & Burdette Ave. Troy, N.Y.	TICKETS $40 - Ringside & $30, $25, $20, & $15

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MIKE TYSON vs. JESSE FERGUSON
on-site poster signed

This is an original on-site poster to the Mike Tyson-Jesse Ferguson and Mike Weaver-Carl Williams double bill... The fight took place at the RPI Field House in Troy, N.Y. on February 16, 1986... This would be Tyson's first major network appearance on ABC's Wide World Of Sports... The poster is signed boldly in black sharpie marker by Mike Tyson and Carl "The Truth" Williams... Both signatures were obtained by me; Tyson's in front of a court house in Albany, N.Y. on 9/25/96 during Kevin Rooney's "verbal contract" lawsuit and Williams' at the IBHOF induction weekend one of these past few years... Both signatures are flawless and very rare on an early Tyson poster!!

measures: 22 x 28" cardboard
condition: a closed tear at top right and some minor
staining in a few spots, overall fine

THE RESULTS

Mike Tyson	TKO 6	Jesse Ferguson
Mike Weaver	TKO 2	Carl Williams

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