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Lot # 1034: Muhammad Ali & Great Fights Boxing Pressbooks (10)

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 6 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Steel17",
which ran from 2/15/2017 10:00 AM to
3/17/2017 9:00 PM



A tremendous find for fight buffs, this is a selection of press kits from a variety of historic bouts. Issued to the working media, any of these is far more difficult to come by than a fight program, making this a truly special lot. All are in EX condition or better and are in an oversized binder for easy display, included are: 1) Frazier vs. Foster, Nov. 18, 1970, folder only has paper insert with fight info. 2) Ali vs. Leon Spinks, Sept. 15, 1978, 32-page, 11x8.5" staple-bound press brochure. 3) Holmes vs. Ali, Oct 2, 1980, press kit folder with releases and six 8x10" b&w glossies, including a mustachioed Ali. 4) Patterson vs. Johansson, June 25, 1959, press kit folder with press releases, and six 8x10" photos including posed and action photos of each. 5) Liston vs. Patterson, July 22, 1963, press kit folder with numerous releases and background. 6) Patterson vs. Liston, Sept. 25, 1962, press kit with bios and background info. 7) Frazier vs. Ali, March 8, 1971, great color cover with MSG in background, printed contents top-stapled into folder. 8) Ali vs. Shavers, Sept. 29, 1977, nice color photo of Shavers on front, Ali on back of folder, contents top-stapled into folder. 9) Ali vs. Patterson, Sept. 20, 1972, w/Roberto Duran on undercard. Press kit folder includes five 8x10" photos, highlighted by Patterson and Richard Nixon. 10) "That Championship Week" featuring Ali vs. Leon Spinks, Feb. 15, 1978, 20 pages plus cover press brochure, staple-bound.

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