1970s Muhammad Ali Signed, Inscribed Type I Original Photo by Neil Leifer - Rare Leifer Type I of "Ali Posing on the Ropes" with Large 1973 Signature - PSA/DNA, AUTHENTIC autograph

Pricing & History
Type: Type IYear of Image: 1970sYear of Issue: 1970sIssuer: Neil LeiferSize: 7.5 x 9Notes: There are no known Type I examples of Leifer's ultra-iconic shot of Ali towering over fallen Sonny Liston with muscles flexed—which is considered by some to be the greatest sports photo of all time. In fact, there are scant few Type I's of any subject that have ever surfaced from Leifer, who is considered by some to be the greatest sports photographer of all time. So this gem would already be a hot commodity merely for its Type I status. But the giant pre-Parkinson's signature, dated from Ali's prime in 1973, makes the photo more rarefied still. According to Leifer's website, "Muhammad Ali Posing on the Ropes" was a closeup portrait from a training session at Miami's 5th Street Gym on October 9, 1970. As a point of reference on value, Goldin sold a signed, non-personalized Type I example for nearly $15,000 back in March.About PSA's Photo Type Classification System©: The Type System was created in the 2005 book A Portrait of Baseball Photography by co-authors Henry Yee, Marshall Fogel and Khyber Oser, and it has been licensed exclusively to PSA since 2007. PSA Type I - A 1st generation photograph, developed from the original negative, within approximately two years of when the picture was taken. PSA Type II - A photograph, developed from the read more
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