You can't get closer to the Champ's authentic signature than right here.
The Story
On August 25, 1960, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. stood on a winner’s platform in Rome, Italy. Barely 18 years old, the youngster from Louisville, Ky had just become Olympic Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist.
in the gold medal bout, 3-time European champion Pietrzykowski of Poland began by punishing him badly. Clay stormed back with a firestorm of combinations that left the Pole slumped against the ropes, defeated.
Just three and a half years later, Clay upset Sonny Liston to become Heavyweight Champion of the World. Immediately following that fight, he changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
On the gold medal stand that day, his future was still undefined. The young champ’s face reflects the feelings of an Olympic teammate: “Back then an amateur was an amateur. We weren’t fighting to form a professional career. We were fighting for pride.”
Sports Illustrated praised his “supreme confidence” and “intricate dance steps.” Clay was special, but still just one of many amateurs with potential. The photo in “Olympic Champion I,” was taken by Marvin Newman for Sports Illustrated, but never ran the magazine.
Product Description
“ Limited Edition of 50
“ Metal plaque with your number in limited edition run, along with Ali logo and engraved autograph of Ali on each item
“Olympic Champion” is custom-designed to capture the exhilaration and light of the Olympic victory.
• Brushed aluminum shadow box, custom-designed by ali.com
• Plexiglas frame, fully removable to inspect the box’s contents
• Exact replica of the ticket required to enter Ali’s Gold Medal Olympic bout that day
• Image of the newly crowned gold medalist, taken for Sports Illustrated, never run in magazine
• Regulation Everlast glove, personally signed by Ali, authenticated by onlineauthentics.com
• Glove not in any way glued, nailed, affixed. Can be removed and inspected as single piece.
• 23.5” x 6” x 26”
• 10 pounds
• Can be wall mounted, or can rest on table or desk
Ali Authentics Promise
You can’t get closer to the Champ and his own signature than right here, in his own store.
We have partnered with Online Authentics to make verification 100% assured.
All autographed memorabilia items are authenticated by Online Authentics at time of signing.
• A photo of the autograph on each item is taken by Online Authentics at the time Ali signs it.
• Each item and its autograph are assigned a unique registration number.
• A tamper-proof Online Authentics hologram, containing its unique registration number, is placed on each item.
• A special card with Online Authentics registration number, matching the hologram number, is included with your purchase.
• A photograph of the item’s autograph is available for viewing 24/7, at onlineauthentics.com. You can thus verify the distinct pattern of each autograph.
• A signed letter from the president of Muhammad Ali Enterprises, verifying your purchase, accompanies each Ali Authentics item
• Unique memorabilia items and display cases designed by ali.com are available only here, on Ali’s official site.
• Limited edition items bear a special engraved plaque, associated with Online Authentics registration system.
