Press article signed by Marcel Cerdan, the greatest French boxer in history and tragic lover of Edith Piaf.
1946 press article that Marcel Cerdan scribbled and signed for a fan.
The journalist says that the champion returned by plane to France after a fight against Anton Raadik (10/31/1947).
Blue pen.
10 cm x 12 cm.
Average state conservation, yellowed.
Unique piece.
A loving memory for dear Mrs. Polge. Marcel Cerdan
Considered by experts to be the greatest French boxer in history, Marcel Cerdan (1916 - 1949) was one of the first foreigners to win the world title, against Tony Zale in 1948.
When the French think of Marcel Cerdan, they immediately think of Edith Piaf... Shortly after their meeting, when Piaf was giving her first concerts in the United States, Marcel became world champion. A few months later, he died tragically in a plane crash on a flight from Paris to New York, where they were supposed to meet again.
Devastated by grief, Édith Piaf wrote two of her greatest hits, "Hymne à l'amour" and "Mon Dieu", in memory of Marcel.
Known internationally above all for his love story with Edith Piaf, Marcel Cerdan was above all a great boxer, much admired and remembered in France: he was the first French world champion. This original autograph, in a newspaper article shortly after one of his great fights, is particularly valuable.
