BURNS, TOMMY-PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRIEN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH (PRE FIGHT-1907)

HISTORY: On May 8, 1907 at Naud Junction Pavilion in Los Angeles world heavyweight champion Tommy Burns defended his title against Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Burns prevailed winning a 20 round decision. This was the third and final fight between Tommy Burns and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. The first Burns-O'Brien fight took place on October 7, 1904, with O'Brien winning by a six-round newspaper decision. In an article that appeared in the Tacoma Times on February 1, 1911, Burns told what happened the first time he fought O'Brien: "One afternoon I was called to the phone. 'This is O'Brien, come on around the corner a minute, will you,' said the voice. I went out and met Jack O'Brien. 'Now, look here, boy, I want you to come on and box this six rounds with me.' I was startled, because O'Brien was then rated as nearly the equal of Jim Corbett in cleverness, while I was only a green kid trying to earn bread and butter in the second and third-rate class. 'Now don't worry about getting knocked