Offered is a Muhammad Ali autograph on the invitation/announcement of a tribute dinner for him at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. The three-time heavyweight boxing champion has signed in blue marker on the white paper cover of the 5 ½ x 8 ½ inch tri-fold brochure, below the gold printed legend “Float like a butterfly…Sting like a bee.” The interior features a reproduction of a collage of Ali with the legend “Muhammad Ali Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Experience the Fantasy” in gold print below the image. The main page is an invitation to purchase a ticket to the black tie “A Tribute to A Legend” gala dinner dance at the Grand Ballroom at the Trump Taj Mahal, along with the ticket prices, and offer to purchase the litho print by artist Frank Stapleton. The back cover features the legend “Presenting Muhammad Ali” in red and gold letters on a white background. Behind the cover page with Ali’s autograph is the legend “A Tribute to A Legend” in gold letters on a red diamond, with red boxing gloves printed on a gold box with red borders on white paper. Ali came to prominence after winning the Gold Medal at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in the light heavyweight championship, and won the heavyweight boxing crown in 1964 in a historic fight with Sonny Liston. He won the title two more times during his pro career, compiling a 56-5 record (37 knockouts) in a career that spanned 1963 to 1979. This item is accompanied by a LOA from JSA (B46732).

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