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Muhammad Ali Autographs and Memorabilia
4 Lots
 Lot 7. Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier Signed “Life” with Mailer’s “Fight of the Century” Coverage. Pulitzer Prize winning author Norman Mailer, one of the originators of new journalism, met the challenge of writing to a tight deadline for “Life” with a superb article for the March 19, 1971 issue. Including photos, it spreads across 13 magazine pages. Frazier defeated Ali to retain the world heavyweight championship. The boxers’ autographs on the cover are large and bold; they display as nm-m 8 against somewhat dark backgrounds. Authentication by Kevin Keating and James Spence Authentication. The JSA LoA can be exchanged for a discount price for a full JSA LoA.
Winning Bid $291.
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 Lot 8. Autographed First Edition of “Loser and Still Champion” by Budd Schulberg. Mint 9 title page Muhammad Ali autograph authenticated by Kevin Keating and JSA Authentication. The hardcover book is vg+ to ex, and the dust jacket, vg. Schulberg wrote the screenplay for “On the Waterfront.” He is in the International Boxing Hall of Fame as an “observer.” The JSA LoA can be exchanged for a discount price for a full JSA LoA.
Winning Bid $113.
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 Lot 328. 33 1/3 RPM Record: “The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay!” In this album, Muhammad Ali and his “Gang” battle Mr. Tooth Decay and his sidekick, Sugar Cuba. The album jacket is ex with a number in the upper left. It is unopened. The record is inside and is assumed to be unplayed. Besides Ali, the jacket pictures Frank Sinatra and Howard Cosell on the front and Ali, Jayne Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Richie Havens and Ossie Davis on the back. Accompanying the album is an A. W. Sports 1991 card of Ali, #1 and vg-ex.
Winning Bid $15.
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 Lot 332. Ticket for a Theater Telecast of the 1967 Clay (Ali)-Patterson Championship Fight. Cassius Clay and Floyd Patterson were scheduled to meet April 25 in Las Vegas, but the bout was blocked by the Nevada State Boxing Commission. Shortly before the scheduled fight, Ali had been stripped of his title and boxing license for refusing induction into the U.S. Army. The 3” x 5.5” ticket pictures both boxers and is ex-m. It is for a theater in Troy, N.Y.
Winning Bid $32.
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