A black and white photograph of Muhammad Ali and his cornerman Drew Bundini Brown taken in the ring during a bout. Signed and inscribed by Ali and Brown in blue ball point pen ink.
Ali's dedication reads "To Laurie from Muhammad Ali, Feb 3, 1981".
Brown writes "I heart U above his name, with the "heart" drawn as a heart symbol pierced by an arrow.
Photograph measures 10" x 8" and is in fine condition.
Comes with a JSA Certificate of Authentication.
A superb signed photograph from one of the most iconic and celebrated figures in sports history.
Three time World Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali is one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. Born Cassius Clay in a poor district of Louisville, Kentucky in 1942, he fought his way to the very top of the sport.
In the mid-1960s he converted to Islam and became a key figure in the civil rights movement. His refusal to fight in Vietnam in 1966 saw him stripped of his titles and banned from boxing. Four years later he made an astonishing comeback, eventually regaining the heavyweight title in 1974.
Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and devoted the rest of his life to humanitarian work. He died in June 2016.
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