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Muhammad Ali
ORIGINAL Fight Posters
"The Rumble in the Jungle", 1974
""Thrilla in Manila", 1975
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This is an original fight poster to the
fight dubbed "The Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)
and George Foreman held in The
significance of this RARE poster cannot be understated! Unlike the few others that have
shown up with the fight date stamped over the original scheduled date which was September
24 , this 14 X 18.5 closed circuit poster for the big screen LIVE broadcast at Monticello
Raceway in New York, ONLY SHOWS THE CORRECT FIGHT DATE! This means that this poster was
printed over the shorter time period during the delay caused by a cut that had developed
over Foreman's eye which required the fights resceduling from September to October. Of the
few posters that I have seen, all have been those printed over a longer period of time,
printed for the incorrect date and corrected with an overstamped date. Even the Christies
auction of the famous Palinger Ali collection some years back only had the incorrectly
dated closed circuit poster for this fight.. Some of these posters have been printer
remains and never used for this fight whatsoever as the fight did not take place on this
date. The poster offered here was actually made for the fight that took place and was
actually used to promote it!! Poster is printed on cardboard, great color and design
graphics. Minimal light stains and creasing. The most desireable poster for this most
significant fight that I have seen. (Other than
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You are bidding on a completely
original "Thrilla in Manila" boxing poster from 1975. This is the only us
poster from the most famous modern fight featuring perennial foes Muhammad Ali and Joe
Frazier. 14" x 22", with a color painted of Ali and Frazier by noted sports
artist Leroy Neiman. NM condition light wrinkle/crease where they have been rolled up.
Coming w/certficate of auth. From the person who found the posters the morning after the
fight in 1975, a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
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