ALI, Muhammad.

Muhammad Ali Signed Classic World Class Athletes Card.

Rare 1992 Classic World Class Athletes #34 Muhammad Ali Card; Signed by Muhammad Ali

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1992 Classic World Class Athletes #34 Muhammad Ali card picturing Ali in his boxing shorts and gloves. Boldly signed by Ali at the bottom of the card in blue felt tip. Ali's card exemplifies how sports ephemera functioned in the early 1990s as both collectible commodities and cultural artifacts. By enshrining Ali—already an icon of athletic excellence and political symbolism—within a mass-produced card set, Classic Games transformed his legacy into a portable object of fandom. In fine condition.

Nicknamed "the Greatest", American heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970. He was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978 and the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC. He fought in several historic boxing matches, including his highly publicized fights with Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier (including the Fight of the Century, the biggest boxing event up until then), the Thrilla in Manila, and his fight with George Foreman in The Rumble in the Jungle. Ali thrived in the spotlight at a time when many boxers let their managers do the talking, and he became renowned for his provocative and outlandish persona.