- Printed by
- Sports Posters, Inc.
- Designed by
- Neiman, LeRoy, American, 1921 - 2012
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Frazier, Joe, American, 1944 - 2011
- Signed by
- Neiman, LeRoy, American, 1921 - 2012
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 37 1/2 × 25 1/8 in. (95.3 × 63.8 cm)
- Description
- A LeRoy Neiman poster depicting drawings of Muhammad Ali (not wearing gloves) face-to-face with champion Joe Frazier (wearing gloves). The top of the poster has text in black ink that reads: [JOE FRAZIER vs. / MUHAMMAD ALI / WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP / MADISON SQUARE GARDEN/MAR. 8, 1971]. Printed in the lower-right corner are LeRoy Neiman's facsimile signature and the year he originally created the poster 19['71]. Neiman also signed above the facsimile signature in black ink that reads: [To David - LeRoy Neiman '98]. Text printed in black in the bottom right corner of the front of the poster reads: [© 1971 by Sports Posters, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.] The back of the poster is blank.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.90.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © LeRoy Neiman Foundation
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




