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Auction History Result 1g0056 PATTERSON VS LISTON FIGHT PICTURES 40x60 1962 championship boxing, Floyd vs Sonny, rare! Date Sold 12/23/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Forty by Sixty Movie Poster (40x60; measures 40" x 60" [102 x 152 cm]) (Learn More) Floyd Patterson vs Sonny Liston Fight Pictures, the 1962 boxing sports event ("Scoop!"; "World's Heavyweight Championship Bout!!!"; "World heavyweight championship"; "See it big, exclusively in this area on closed circuit screen theatre TV"; "Complete round-by-round blow-by-blow!!"; "Filmed at ringside"; "All the action!! All the thrills!!"; "See the highlights in slow motion!"; "Champion Floyd"; "Challenger Sonny"; "No home TV"; "Direct from ringside - Comiskey Park - Chicago") featuring Floyd Patterson, and Sonny Liston. This fight took place in Chicago on September 25th and Patterson (who was the reigning Heavyweight Champion) was the favorite to win. However, Patterson lost his title to Liston by a first-round knockout. This was the first fight between these two great fighters. They had a rematch, which occurred in Las Vegas on July 22, 1963, and there is a 1963 one-sheet advertising the filmed version of that fight (and on that poster, the images are the same, but they, and the fighters' names, are reversed). Note that from the 1910s through the 1960s, major heavyweight boxing matches were filmed, and then released to theaters soon afterwards, often taking in huge amounts at the box office. At some point, matches were broadcast "live" on pay-per-view, which ended this practice. 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 is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning! Condition: good. The poster was never folded. It has discoloration, deterioration and paper loss around the edges and some creases and scuffs scattered in various areas. Most of the discoloration affects blank paper, but some of it slightly extends into the yellow background (all of which can be clearly seen in our super-sized image). Given that the image area is generally mostly in pretty nice condition some may which to display the poster just as is, but after a relatively simple linenbacking with some proper restoration the very rare poster would look great! Learn More about condition grades 
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