TATE, JOHN "SHOT DOWN ALI" ORIGINAL POSTER (1979)

On October 20, 1979 "Big" John Tate won the vacant WBA Heavyweight Title defeating Gerrie Coetzee in Pretoria, South Africa. Offered here is an original poster entitled "Tate Shot Down Ali" which was put out one month before Tate's fight with Coetzee by the Associated Newspapers of Johannesburg, South Africa.
This is an original poster which pictures John Tate in cowboy outfit with gun and hobby horse. Blank back. Bold color and print. Clean front and back. Mild creasing and edge tears with no paper loss. 19" x 27." Rare, the only example we have seen.