FALL 2012 Auction
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 2, 2012 12:00PM EST
Lot 115
TRAINING GLOVE INSCRIBED BY CASSIUS CLAY "JAN 1964 NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD" PENNED WEEKS PRIOR TO LISTON FIGHT FRAMED WITH RARE FULL RI
Sold for
$33,378
Sold Price includes BP
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Its hard to imagine a more historically significant or poignant creation than a prophecy by a brash 22-year-oldCassius Clay insisting that he would soon be the Heavyweight Champion of the World. Soon in this instancemeant a couple of weeks later when Clay would turn the boxing world on its ear by upending the fearsome reigningheavyweight champion Sonny Liston. This rash prediction appears on a tan leather bag glove that Clay signed (and dated) presumably amidst intense preparation before his legendary tangle with Liston. Originally sourced from thecollection of Joe Martin a man credited as one of Clays earliest teachers of the sweet science the Wilson glove is in fine unused condition bearing an ink inscription From Cassius Clay Jan. 19 64 Next Heavyweight Champion of the World. The autograph and inscription are slightly faded on an otherwise pristine glove that is handsomelymatted and presented in a 19 by 20 inch shadow box frame. The perfect embodiment of Alis character and bravado the glove shares the frame with an ideal companion. Matted below the glove (in a harmlessly removable fashion) is a rare pristine full ringside ticket to the epic February 25 1964 bout. The ticket has a near mint appearance bearing several barely noticeable tiny ornate hole punches as the only indication of use. Separately these two items are monumental boxing artifacts in their own right but when attractively matted together in this manner combine to create an epic summation of Alis indomitable character.
Includes a full LOA from PSA/DNA (Signature grade: 7).
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