ITPC SPRING 2019 SPORTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/4/2019
This pennant was sold at the fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman*. It measures 29" long and is in near mint condition.
*The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic Boxing 1974 in Kinshasa Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). Held at the 20th of May Stadium on the night of October 30, 1974 (4:00 am), it pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, a former heavyweight champion. Attendance was about 60,000. Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century".
1974 ALI VS FOREMAN PENNANT - RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
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