Oct 15, 2015 - Sale 2393

Sale 2393 - Lot 190

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Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
LEIFER, NEIL (1942- )
Muhammad Ali/Joe Frazier III. Chromogenic print from the original negative, 18 1/2x19 3/8 inches (47x49.2 cm.), with Leifer's signature and edition notation 17/350, in ink, on recto; framed, with the Certificate of Authenticity, with both Leifer and the printer's signatures, in ink, on verso. 1975; printed 2000
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Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met for the third and final time in 1975 for the WBC/WBA World Heavyweight Title fight at the Araneta Coliseum,
Quezon City, Philippines. This fight became known as the "Thrilla in Manilla," after Ali's boastful refrain that the fight would be a "killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila." Ali won prior to the 15th round after knocking down Frazier three times -- a TKO. The fight is consistently judged one of the best in the sport's history, and assured Ali's status as one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.