May 25, 1965: Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston Full Ticket PSA GEM MINT 10 - Pink Variation - Ali 1st Round KO

Sold For:

$1,200

Year:

1965

Auction:

2023 Spring

Lot #:

3633

Category:

Featured

Graded GEM MINT 10 by PSA. One of only six examples graded at this lofty level by PSA! Full ticket (pink variation) to the heavyweight championship boxing match between champion Muhammad Ali and challenger Sonny Liston held at St. Dominic's Arena in Lewiston, Maine, on May 25, 1965. The ticket, issued for an "Arena" seat, features photos of the fighters This was the controversial rematch that ended in a first-round knockout by Ali after he downed Liston with what is known today as "the phantom punch." It is also the bout that produced one of the most iconic photographs in all of sports: Neil Leifer's image of Ali standing triumphantly over the fallen Liston. Opening Bid $1,000.