Lawrence Schiller, (born 1936)

Muhammad Ali v. Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas

Muhammad Ali v. Floyd Patterson, Las Vegas, September 20, 1972
Archival pigment print, printed later, signed and numbered '2/9' in ink in the margin.
16 x 22 7/8in (40.6 x 58cm)
sheet 20 x 24In (50.8 x 61cm)

Provenance
Heritage Auctions, New York, October 12, 2018, lot 73408

Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson fought two professional heavyweight boxing matches. The first took place on November 22, 1965 and the second, depicted here, on September 20, 1972. Ali won both fights through technical knockouts. This match proved to be Patterson's last fight.