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CASSIUS CLAY LETTER
A significant two-page handwritten letter to a boxing promoter in Ohio, dated June 1960. At the time, the eighteen-year old Clay was at the height of his amateur career after winning Golden Glove tournaments and was preparing to represent the United States in the Rome Olympic Games. Clay writes in detail about his expectations from either a promoter or a trainer before turning professional, claiming I must have the best training, and in oder(sic) to make a great boxer you have to be under the best of care, and as soon as the right money offer comes along and the right man, that is when I will turn pro. Although there is a lot about the game I do not know yet, Clay boldly states, I am the best for my age and weight in the United States. He goes on to mention his numerous accomplishments and records. Clay signs the letter Your Friend Always, Cassius Marcellus Clay "RomeBound" This letter is written in ink on both sides of blank white paper. The earlier of two known handwritten Clay letters. Excellent condition.
A significant two-page handwritten letter to a boxing promoter in Ohio, dated June 1960. At the time, the eighteen-year old Clay was at the height of his amateur career after winning Golden Glove tournaments and was preparing to represent the United States in the Rome Olympic Games. Clay writes in detail about his expectations from either a promoter or a trainer before turning professional, claiming I must have the best training, and in oder(sic) to make a great boxer you have to be under the best of care, and as soon as the right money offer comes along and the right man, that is when I will turn pro. Although there is a lot about the game I do not know yet, Clay boldly states, I am the best for my age and weight in the United States. He goes on to mention his numerous accomplishments and records. Clay signs the letter Your Friend Always, Cassius Marcellus Clay "RomeBound" This letter is written in ink on both sides of blank white paper. The earlier of two known handwritten Clay letters. Excellent condition.
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