Mar 29, 2018 - Sale 2471

Sale 2471 - Lot 362

Price Realized: $ 406
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(SPORTS--BOXING.) The Fight. The World Heavyweight Championship. Poster, 45 x 30 inches; minimal wear. New York: Darien House, 1971
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A poster advertising a closed-circuit live screening of the "Fight of the Century"--the first heavyweight contest between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, in New York. Frazier won the title by unanimous decision. This poster was produced for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), which hosted the only Harlem screening of the fight at the 142nd Street Armory. Tickets were not cheap at $15, but that was still more affordable than the $150 ringside seats at Madison Square Garden. The poster featured stylized art by Celestino Piatti.