$192
A fight card promotional foldout originally produced by NBC to promote five heavyweight fights that occurred on September 14, 1977 and on September 29, 1977. Muhammad Ali would defeat Ernie Shavers in September 29th bout by a 15 round unanimous decision. The other fights that occurred on the 14th pitted Ron Lyle vs Stan Ward, Ken Norton vs Lorenzo Zanon, and Jimmy Young vs Jody Ballard. Larry Holmes was scheduled to fight Howard Smith but was replaced by Fred Houpe. The inside sleeve is signed by Ali in blue marker. The pullout cards have pictures of the fighters, their bio and a scorecard. Also included is the original NBS Sports pencil for the scorecards. The pencil on the interior has casued a crease on the front cover. Accompanied by a certificate of registration from Online Authentics. 7 by 7 inches ESTIMATE $300-500 Categories:
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-05-17
