$34,375
A trophy awarded to Cassius Clay (now Muhammad Ali) for being named the most outstanding boxer at the 1960 A. A.U. (Amateur Athletic Union) National Amateur Boxing Championships held in Toledo, Ohio, from April 7-9, 1960. Clay would win the Light Heavyweight division with a second round T.K.O. over opponent Jeff Davis in the final Light Heavyweight bout and would go on to be named the Most Outstanding Boxer of the 119 boxers competing in the event throughout all weight classes. A month later, Clay competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials, winning a spot on the 1960 U.S. Olympic boxing team in the Light Heavyweight class, from which Clay would go on to win the gold medal. The trophy features a metal boxer figurine mounted on top of a metal chalice. The chalice is mounted onto a moulded plastic base. Mounted to the base is an engraved plaque that reads "The A.A.U./ National/ Amateur Boxing/ Championships/ Most Outstanding/ Boxer Award/ Toledo, Ohio/ April 7-9/ 1960." The award is signed on the back of the base twice by Ali. Ali has first signed "Muhammad Ali" and then secondly "Muhammad Ali/ Cassius Clay" in black marker. The trophy is accompanied by a color copy, taken from an original copy, of the "Official Souvenir Program" from the 1960 A.A.U. National Amateur Boxing Championships. A rarity in itself, the program lists Cassius Clay as a competitor in the Light Heavyweight class. Very few copies of the original program are known to exist. Signatures accompanied by a certif Read more…
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2013-06-01
