ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. A rare, early vintage signed 3 x 8 photograph of the young boxer standing in a full-length boxing pose. Signed (´from Cassius Clay´) in blue ink to a clear area of the background at the head of the image. A printed caption to the lower white border states Cassius Clay "I am the Greatest". Signed photographs of Ali from this period of his career, and signed with his birth name, are rare and highly desirable. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases to the lower corners, VG

Muhammad Ali made the decision to stop using his ´slave name´ of Cassius Clay in March 1964 shortly after having defeated Sonny Liston to become the World Heavyweight Champion.