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(BOXING.) ALI, MUHAMMAD.
Color poster by Celestino Piatti.
44 x 35
inches.
New York: Congress on Racial Equality (CORE), 1971
[800/1,200]
The first matchup between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, referred to as “The Fight of the
Century,” was telecast on closed circuit television. This was indeed to be “the fight,” pitting the
unbeaten ex-champion against the unbeaten current champ. Ali had been stripped of his title after
refusing to be inducted into the U.S. Armed Services on religious grounds. His record thus far: 31-0
with 25 knockouts; Frazier’s 26-0 with 23 knockouts. The bout was fairly even until the 11th round
when Frazier caught Ali with a left hook than nearly floored him. Ali tried to come back in the next
three rounds, but Frazier was ahead on the scorecards. In the 15th round Frazier connected with a
right cross, sending Ali to the mat, thus ending the first of three encounters. Ali won the next fight and
the last, the famous “Thrilla in Manila,” effectively ending Joe Frazier’s boxing career.
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(THEATRE.) JONES, LEROI
[aka AMIRI BARAKA.]
An evening
with Leroi Jones in person.
13 x 20
1
/
4
cardboard poster for the Village Theatre.
New York, 3 October 1966
[800/1,200]
A very early appearance of the late poet and
activist.
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( THEATRE . ) VAL ENTE ,
ALFREDO.
Full-length gelatin silver
print portrait of Ethel Waters, 9 x 6
inches.
Photographer’s stamp, marked
“Proof ” on reverse.
Np circa 1930’s-1940’s
[300/400]