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Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston II Signed Limited Edition Photograph by Neil Leifer
On May 25, 1965 World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali defended his title for the first time against the man he had won it from a little over a year earlier, Sonny Liston, in one of the great upsets in boxing history. This fight was originally slated for Boston, but delayed due to an injury and moved to the unlikely setting of Lewiston, Maine. The fight ended in the first round. Ali landed what many observers coined a phantom punch to put Liston away while a confused referee Jersey Joe Walcoot lost track of the count. Many people insisted the fight was thrown by Liston, long known to have mob ties, but Ali defended the punch that ended it. That controversy lives on to this day. Offered here is an original Neil Liefer overhead photograph from this notable fight which has been signed by Muhammad Ali. This is an original photograph, not some knockoff. It is a limited edition, numbered print which is signed on the border by Neil Liefer and Muuhammad Ali. LOA from Neil Liefer for the photograph and from Thomas Hauser, Ali’s biographer, for the signature of Muhammad Ali. 20” x 24” in magnificent condition.
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