Tony Burton Autograph
Anthony Mabron Burton (March 23, 1937 – February 25, 2016) was an American actor and boxer. He was known for his role as Tony "Duke" Evers in the Rocky films. More about Tony Burton
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Burton was born in Flint, Michigan. He had a younger sister named Loretta. A Flint Northern High School graduate, he was a Michigan Golden Gloves heavyweight boxing champion and two-time all-state football player. At Northern, he played halfback. In 1954, he scored 13 touchdowns and led his team in scoring. Many of his scoring runs were of 50 yards or more. He gained 820 yards rushing that year, and one of his runs was for 95 yards. That same year, he was selected to the first teams of the All City and All Valley teams as a halfback. He was also chosen as an All State honorable mention. He was the team's co-captain and Most Valuable Player. Burton led his team in yards gained and receiving yards. In one game against Grand Rapids Catholic, he gained 213 total yards. At Northern, Burton was also the leading baseball pitcher, pitching the team to the city championship title.
Burton's boxing career included the Flint Golden Gloves light heavyweight championship in 1955 and 1957. Burton won the State Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Championship in 1957 and lost in the Chicago Tournament of Champions semi-finals. He fought as a professional boxer in 1958 and 1959. During that time he was knocked out by knockout artist, Lamar Clark, who holds the record for most consecutive knockouts at 44. Read even more about Tony Burton at Wikipedia
Burton's boxing career included the Flint Golden Gloves light heavyweight championship in 1955 and 1957. Burton won the State Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Championship in 1957 and lost in the Chicago Tournament of Champions semi-finals. He fought as a professional boxer in 1958 and 1959. During that time he was knocked out by knockout artist, Lamar Clark, who holds the record for most consecutive knockouts at 44. Read even more about Tony Burton at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Tony Burton
The most expensive item with a signature of Tony Burton (Tony Burton Signed & Inscribed Rocky IV 8x10 Photo JSA COA) was sold in April 2024 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (TONY BURTON ROCKY THE SHINING AUTOGRAPH TRADING CARD SIGNED RARE) found a new owner for $1.55 in November 2012. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2020 with an average selling price of $67.00 for an autographed item of Tony Burton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2024 with $499.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.24 was July 2012. In average, an autographed item from Tony Burton is worth $41.98.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tony Burton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | (2) Signed 1978 Rocky II Movie Topps Cards Carl Weathers Apollo & Tony Burton | $115.00 | |
| 1985 Rocky Tony Burton “DUKE” & Burt Young “Paulie” Autographed Signed Auto Card | $45.44 | |
| 1985 Rocky Tony Burton “DUKE” Autographed Signed Auto Card | $45.00 | |
| ROCKY IV MOVIE TONY BURTON SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO DUKE W/STALLONE & YOUNG RARE JSA | $89.99 | |
| ROCKY IV MOVIE TONY BURTON SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO DUKE W/STALLONE & YOUNG RARE JSA | $89.99 | |
| SPECTRUM OF STARS TONY BURTON AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH CARD 2007 #RKVB | $10.72 | |
| Tony Burton - Film Actor: Rocky - Autographed 3x5 Card | $16.50 | |
| TONY BURTON ACTOR/BOXER HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO JSA/COA | $39.99 | |
| TONY BURTON HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 DUKE ROCKY IV PHOTO JSA/COA (AA/SM) | $53.00 | |
| Tony Burton Large Signed card from Rocky 123 and 4 films | $30.00 | |
| Tony Burton Signed & Inscribed Rocky IV 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $499.99 | |
| Tony Burton Signed & Inscribed Rocky IV Duke Publicity 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $199.99 | |
| Tony Burton Signed 1979 Rocky II Boxing Movie Topps Card #19 Creed Trainer Duke | $67.00 | |
| Tony Burton signed 8x10 photo Duke Rocky Trainer for Apollo Creed & Rocky JSA | $149.00 | |
| Tony Burton signed 8x10 photo Trainer for Apollo Creed & Rocky JSA coa | $41.98 | |