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Lot 1592: Ali-Bugner Chinatown Site Poster

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Reserve: $750.00
Winning Bid: $737.45
Price Realized: $881.25
Auction Date:6/26/2005 9:00 PM EST

In this Chinatown poster, Muhammad Ali gets rare second billing for his bout against Joe Bugner. Maybe it's because Ali hadn't regained his heavyweight title yet. The 32- by 28-inch print is a stunner in any language. White-bordered yellow with vivid red and black Chinese characters, advertisement must have gotten plenty of attention from passers-by then, as it will from admirers now. Ali used the Feb. 13, 1974 bout , which he won on decision, as a setup for two fights against Ken Norton and a rematch with Joe Frazier in his climb to capture the title against George Foreman. Bugner, a British pug with a granite chin, went the distance again in a defeat to Ali in 1975. EX+.

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