MUHAMMAD "THE GREATEST" ALI - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: LEON SPINKS - HFSID 261515
Sale Price $1,195.00
Reg. $1,400.00
MUHAMMAD ALI and LEON SPINKS
Black and white photograph of a large punching bag that has been signed by both boxers
Photograph signed: "Muhammad Ali" and "Leon Spinks" B/w, 8x10 overall, image 6x9 (one
surface). Photograph of a large punching bag. On February 15, 1978, Spinks shocked the
sports world by winning a 15-round decision over Ali in Las Vegas. Ali won the August 15,
1978 rematch in New Orleans in a 15-round decision. On Feb. 25, 1964, MUHAMMAD
ALI (1942-2016), born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr, knocked out champion Sonny Liston in
the seventh round in Miami Beach to win the World Heavyweight title. He was stripped of
his title in 1967 for refusing military service. On Oct. 30, 1974, Ali KO'd George Foreman
in the eighth round in Zaire to regain the title. Leon Spinks became champ when he won a
15-round decision over Ali on Feb. 15, 1978 in Las Vegas but lost a rematch with Ali in New
Orleans in another 15-round decision on Sept. 15, 1978. Ali retired as World Heavyweight
Champion in 1979. He is the only three-time World Heavyweight Champion. LEON
SPINKS (1953-2021), who won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1976
Olympics. Spinks' brother, Michael, won the heavyweight title in 1983. They are the only
brothers to have held world titles. Leon Spinks retired with a record of 26-17-3, but that
record is misleading. Most of the losses came near the end of his career.Slight crease at
upper-right blank margin. Otherwise, fine condition.
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