Autographs of Joey Giardello
Carmine Orlando Tilelli (July 16, 1930 – September 4, 2008) was an American boxer who was the world middleweight champion from 1963 to 1965. He adopted the name Joey Giardello (the name of a cousin's friend) in order to join the U.S. Army while underage, and continued to use the pseudonym throughout his boxing career.
Giardello was born in Brooklyn, but lived most of his life in the Lower Moyamensing area of South Philadelphia. He joined the U.S. Army while underage towards the end of World War II, using a cousin's friend's name, and volunteered for airborne duty. During his military time, he took part in Army boxing matches, and after his discharge in 1948, began boxing professionally. He continued to use the name he had enlisted under, Joey Giardello, in his boxing career.
During his early career, he had a scuffle at a gas station which cost him $100,000 in prize fight money and five months in jail.
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Current items with a signature of Joey Giardello
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Traded items with a signature of Joey Giardello
The most expensive item with a signature of Joey Giardello (BENNY BASS FRAMED & SIGNED AUTO RARE VTG BOXING CHAMPION PHOTO W/ JOEY GIARDELLO) was sold in September 2025 for £501.98 while the cheapest item (MIDDLEWEIGHT 1963-1965 CHAMP JOEY GIARDELLO (1930-2008) AUTOGRAPH PHOTO~) found a new owner for £1.43 in June 2022. The month with the most items sold (7) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £38.77 for an autographed item of Joey Giardello. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2020 with £89.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.43 was June 2022. In average, an autographed item from Joey Giardello is worth £23.88.
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