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Lot # 601: Magnificent Oversized Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay by Neil Leifer Vintage Photograph

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "November 2010 Catalog",
which ran from 11/18/2010 12:00 AM to
12/17/2010 9:00 PM



This vintage print captures the 1965 heavyweight championship rematch in Lewiston, Maine (only 2,434 fans saw this fight) between Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali -- two of the greatest fighters of all time. The famous photo shows Liston lying on the ring floor with Ali screaming and motioning at him to "Get up and fight!” after knocking him out in the second round to retain the title. The fight and the photo became a part of Ali's legend and American folklore. The picture is enclosed inside a 29.5x25.5" black frame with a white background. This is perhaps the most famous boxing photo ever taken.

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