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“Thrilla in Manilla” Promotional Postcard, Dempsey-Willard PC.
Lot 528. “Thrilla in Manilla” Promotional Postcard, Dempsey-Willard PC. In one of the most memorable bouts of all time, Muhammad Ali scored a 14th-round TKO over Joe Frazier to retain his world heavyweight title in the Philippines on Oct. 1, 1975. A black & white postcard promotes the fight, Sept. 30 U.S. time, on closed circuit tv. It bills the bout as “The Saga of Our Lifetime.” It includes drawings of Ali and Frazier. Nm. The Jack Dempsey-Jess Willard pc is from Dempsey’s restaurant in New York. Demsey knocked out Willard in 1919 to claim the heavyweight title. Ex+.
Winning Bid $25.
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