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HISTORY:
HISTORY: 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 Walcott 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. Ali attributed the punch he used against Liston to Stepin Fetchit.
Offered here is an Ali-Liston II Stepin Fetchit postcard which has been signed in vintage hand by Muhammad Ali, his brother Rahaman Ali and Stepin Fetchit.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original Ali-Liston II Stepin Fetchit postcard which has been signed in vintage hand by Muhammad Ali, his brother Rahaman Ali on one side in blue ink and on the other in green ink by Stepin Fetchit. Clean front and back. Not creased or torn. Bold signatures. 4 1/4" x 5 1/2."
