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TRIPLE CROWN SPECTACULAR TRIPLE CROWN SPECTACULAR WC, regular OR search current auctions Auction History Result #3361 TRIPLE CROWN SPECTACULAR WC '75 Ali Date Sold 1/7/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Original Vintage Theatrical Window Card Movie Poster (measures 14 1/2" x 23") (Learn More) The Triple Crown Spectacular, the 1975 Don King Productions, Inc. triple crown event (Monday, June 30, 1975) held live on big screen closed circuit T.V. ("No Home T.V."; "No Radio") featuring Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner ("Direct from Kuala Lampur, Malaysia"; "15 Rounds World Heavyweight Championship"); Carlos Monzon vs. Tony Licata ("Direct from Madison Square Garden"; "15 Rounds World Middleweight Championship"); Victor Galindez vs. Jorge Ahumada ("15 Rounds World Light Heavyweight Championship"). Note that in the 1970s, all of the very top heavyweight boxers were black, and promoters wanted white boxers for them to fight against, feeling that such matches would have far greater appeal to white audiences (this attitude had existed since the turn of the 20th century). Joe Bugner was one of those "Great White Hopes", and he fought against all the top black boxers of his time, including Muhammad Ali (in this match), Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle, Jimmy Ellis, and Earnie Shavers. He also fought Chuck Wepner, who himself fought Ali (which was the inspiration for the "Rocky" movie). From the 1910s on, championship boxing matches would be filmed and then released to theaters afterwards, where they were very popular in those pre-TV days. In the 1950s, they began to show those matches on TV, but only after a delay of months after the match had taken place. In the 1970s, boxing promoters hit on the idea of having "closed circuit TV" showings on the day of the match, so that they could sell tickets to these showings (often at huge prices), and all of the top matches at that time were shown that way. Posters were made to promote these closed circuit TV showings, but very few survive. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this window card measures 14 1/2" x 23". Please do not bid on this card thinking it is 14" x 22". Condition: fine. small crease in each corner and a small tear in the right of the top border Learn More about condition grades
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