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Cassius Clay - Aged 12
Cassius Clay 16x20 inch Photograph - Louisville, Kentucky
– Weight 89lbs - 1954. It was at this age that Cassius
Clay, as he was then known, became interested in boxing.
His bicycle was stolen and he reported the theft to the
nearest policeman, Joe Martin, who happened to be a boxing
coach. The officer Joe Martin asked Cassius if he could
fight, and Cassius said no, so Martin invited him to come
to the gym and learn how to box, so he could get pay back
on the bicycle thief. Signed Cassius Clay in Blue Sharpie
and comes complete with Online Authentics Certificate. Nice
clear Signature Exclusive to Boxing-Memorabilia.Com and
VERY RARE!. You will NOT see this signed Photograph Anywhere
else.
£3,495.00
CASSIUS CLAY
On an October afternoon in 1954, a 12-year-old
Cassius Clay attended an annual convention of the Louisville
Service Club at the Columbia Auditorium with a friend. He
arrived at the black merchant bazaar upon a new $60 red
and white Schwinn. However, after Cassius Clay and his friend
indulged themselves with free popcorn and ice cream they
left the auditorium to find that their bicycles had been
stolen. A tearful Clay was directed to the basement of the
auditorium where a policeman was manning the boxing gym.
Joe Martin listened to young Cassius boast
about a statewide hunt for his precious bike and heard the
threats he was making to the thief if he was ever caught.
After a while, Martin asked of Clay, “Well, do you
know how to fight?” Clay quipped back, “No,
but I’d fight anyway.” Martin’s best advice
to the hot-tempered preteen was to come back around the
gym and learn to fight. “Why don’t you learn
something about fighting,” Martin suggested, “before
you go and make any hasty challenges?”
Young Cassius Clay dedicated himself to boxing
with fervor unmatched by other young boxers. Indeed, it
was his only activity. As a teenager, he never worked. He
boxed and trained. He had 108 amateur bouts. According to
Joe Martin, Clay set himself apart from the other boys by
two things: He was "sassy," and he outworked all
the other boys.
Muhammad Ali rarely signs anything with his
former name of Cassius Clay so this is a REAL COLLECTORS
piece. We only have 4 of these signed photographs to ensure
exclusivity. All Postage costs will be calculated at checkout.
This item will be shipped Unframed in a protective tube
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