Original press photograph of Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson, 1972

London: Associated Press, 1972. Vintage press photograph of Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson after their rematch at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 1972. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a publication stamp and several date stamps.

Patterson and Ali faced off seven years earlier, in 1965, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The 1972 rematch would prove to be Patterson's last fight.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with touchups and layout annotations on the recto.

[Book #163151]