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BOB REDDING
Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton,
San Diego, Sports Arena 1973
Vintage silver print
21,7 × 31,5 cm (8.5 × 12.4 in)
Photographer’s stamp, press stamps and
several handwritten notations in ink and
pencil on the reverse
€ 800 / € 1.400–1.600
The image shows the legendary fight
between Ali and Norton on March 31,
1973 in San Diego. The fight was aired
live on free TV and started a years-long
rivalry. Ali was outmaneuvered by Norton’s
unorthodox fighting style, which involved
jabbing from below and crossing his
hands for defence. As the final bell rang,
Norton won on a split decision, igniting
a controversy in the boxing world. Soon
after the fight, Ali was treated in hospital
for a broken jaw, an injury sustained in
the first round of the fight.
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FLIP SCHULKE (1930–2008)
Muhammad Ali, Fifth Street
Gym, Miami Beach, 1963
Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1990s
47,8 × 32,8 cm (18.8 × 12.9 in)
Signed and inscribed by the
photographer’s wife Donna Schulke
on the reverse, original lifetime print
by Flip Schulke
PROVENANCE
acquired by the present owner from
Donna Schulke, wife of Flip Schulke
LITERATURE
Flip Schulke, Muhammad Ali: the Birth
of a Legend. Miami 1961–1964, London
2000.
€ 1.800 / € 3.000–3.500
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