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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.









                                                                        90
                                                                        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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