Autographs of Willie Pep
Guglielmo Papaleo (Middletown - September 19, 1922 – November 23, 2006) was an American professional boxer, better known as Willie Pep, who held the World Featherweight championship twice between the years of 1942 and 1950.
Papaleo was born in an Italian family: his father, Salvatore, was from Rosolini, Sicily, Italy; whereas his mother, Maria Marchese, was from nearby Melilli, Sicily, Italy.
Pep boxed a total of 1,956 rounds in the 241 bouts during his 26-year career, a considerable number of rounds and bouts even for a fighter of his era. His final record was 229–11–1 with 65 knockouts. Pep, known for his speed, finesse and elusiveness, is considered to be one of the best fighters of the 20th century; after his 199th win, Kid Campeche described his experience by saying, "Fighting Willie Pep is like trying to stomp out a grass fire." Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Pep was voted as the No. 1 featherweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press and ranked the No. 1 featherweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005. He is currently ranked by BoxRec as the 28th greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
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Current items with a signature of Willie Pep
These are the most current items with a signature of Willie Pep that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SIGNED Willie Pep Autographed 8X10 Paper Photo Boxing Legend | £52.22 |  |
 | SIGNED Willie Pep Remembers: Fridays Heros, Willie Pep and Robert Sacchi | £40.58 | |
Traded items with a signature of Willie Pep
The most expensive item with a signature of Willie Pep (Willie Pep Sandy Saddler Boxing Signed September 8, 1950 Ticket Yankee S JSA COA) was sold in June 2025 for £206.62 while the cheapest item (100% AUTHENTIC BOXER WILLIE PEP SIGNED AUTOGRAPH BOXING CARD 5 X 7) found a new owner for £0.77 in January 2018. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2025 with an average selling price of £29.80 for an autographed item of Willie Pep. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with £141.12 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Willie Pep is worth £19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Willie Pep were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
