If f(Z) is an asymmetric entire function of exponential type tau, GRAPHICS then according to a well-known result of R. P. Boas, \\f'\\ less than or equal to (tau)/2 \\f\\ and \f(x + iy)\ less than or equal to (e tau\y\+1)/2//f//, -infinity < x < infinity, -infinity < y < less than or equal to 0. Both of these inequalities are sharp. In this paper we generalize the above two inequalities of Boas by proving a sharp inequality which, besides giving as special cases the above two inequalities of Boas, yields some other results as well.