Can Leon Do It? Muhammad Ali Vs. Leon Spinks Promotional Postcard.
New York: Top Rank, Publisher. Unbound. Good. Item #018076
no date, presumed 1978. Single sheet, thin card stock. 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. A promotional postcard for the boxing match/title fight between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. The postcard has an illustration of Leon Spinks jabbing, butterfly net in hand. Two smaller images of Muhammad Ali fly around Spinks, one depicting Ali as a butterfly, the other as a bee. The boxing match occurred on February 15, 1978, with Spinks, having won a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics, billed as the underdog. Spinks won a split decision, making him the Heavyweight Champion, and the only boxer to take the title away from Ali in the ring. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven toning, with some creasing and soiling. Mailing machine stamp and handwritten address on the reverse.
Price: $50.00