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Lot # 684: Ali vs. Foreman Zaire Unused Ticket

Starting Bid: $100.00

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Item was in Auction "December 2011 Catalog",
which ran from 11/18/2011 12:00 AM to
12/16/2011 9:00 PM



Attractive and authentic full ticket is stamped "Void." Appears to be an "extra" or proof ticket, it is exact in every way to the regular ticket except it has no seat numbers. Chilling image of dictator Mobutu pictured on the verso. NRMT. "The Rumble in the Jungle" was a legendary boxing fight held in Kinshasa, Zaire, that pitted then-champion George Foreman against Muhammad Ali. The lead-up to the fight had reached a fever pitch, as Ali was attempting to retake the Heavyweight title after being banned from boxing for over three years for draft evasion, and Foreman was at the height of his dominance, demolishing all who stood in his way, including then-Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier in two rounds. Ali ultimately won in the 8th round.

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