$2,240
An original framed "From Slaveship to Championship" poster promoting the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" World Boxing Championship Heavyweight bout between former Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and undefeated World Heavyweight champion George Foreman that would take place on October 29, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali won by knockout in the eighth round. The poster by artist David Mosley was produced to promote the fight in Zaire, but when Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko saw it, he demanded that all copies of it be destroyed. The poster is signed by Mosley and inscribed to David Horowitz, American consumer reporter and former journalist for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles: "To you David Horowitz -- Continue to remember/ those who need you most. God be with/ you and your family/ David Mosley." The fight took place at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa on the night of October 30, 1974. 38 7/8 by 25 7/8 inches, overall Categories: Muhammad Ali
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-12-03
