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Lot # 121: 1963 Cassius Clay Signed Contract to Appear on ABC - Three Months Before Clay vs. Liston I (JSA LOA)

Starting Bid: $1,000.00

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Item was in Auction "Fall 2016",
which ran from 9/21/2016 12:00 AM to
10/28/2016 9:00 PM



This three-page contract from the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is dated November 13, 1963, for Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) to appear on their broadcast. It is signed "Cassius Clay" on the last page in 10/10 ink and is also signed by Clay's attorney, Gordon B. Davidson, on page two. The entire piece measures 15x43" and is framed and matted with a photo of Clay and Liston from their historic first bout, in which the upstart "Shocked the World" to win the Heavyweight Championship for the first time. This is about as crisp a "Clay" autograph as you are likely to find and the context, months before the Liston fight, adds to its historic significance. Comes with JSA LOA.

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