Help with an ali

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by SetBuilder

99% of all Ali signatures for sale are fake. Not only is his signature easy to forge, but he had Parkinson's. I would avoid all Ali signatures. Every single one of them unless you have a letter that it came from Ali himself or his family. Find something else to do with your money. Fund a business. Help a charity.

This is one of the dumbest statements uttered in this forum.

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

This is one of the dumbest statements uttered in this forum.

I met Ali several times in the 90's, twice while he was traveling in his RV for baseball tournaments for son or grandson? But Ali was a very willing signer and as long as he wasnt feeling bad or napping he sat in the drivers seat of his RV and welcomed anyone and everyone aboard for him to sign their items and take pictures. I seen him even draw sketches for women on their purses of him and fraiser fighting. His signature was still very readable but when he signed it was like he was moving in super slow motion to make sure you got a perfect autograph. To say he couldnt sign his name would be a false statement. He made sure everyone had his autograph before he stopped. That was the 3 times or so I met him so I imagine he was like that with everyone.

[David W]

Originally Posted by w7imel

I met Ali several times in the 90's, twice while he was traveling in his RV for baseball tournaments for son or grandson? But Ali was a very willing signer and as long as he wasnt feeling bad or napping he sat in the drivers seat of his RV and welcomed anyone and everyone aboard for him to sign their items and take pictures. I seen him even draw sketches for women on their purses of him and fraiser fighting. His signature was still very readable but when he signed it was like he was moving in super slow motion to make sure you got a perfect autograph. To say he couldnt sign his name would be a false statement. He made sure everyone had his autograph before he stopped. That was the 3 times or so I met him so I imagine he was like that with everyone.

Yes. Ali was at many youth tournaments with his son and signed readily. My wife and daughter got to meet him in his RV about 15 years ago and he signed several sports illustrated mags. Between innings he would sign or pose for pics. Very kind man to all. If he was not feeling well he would go to his RV and rest.

[David W]

Originally Posted by w7imel

I met Ali several times in the 90's, twice while he was traveling in his RV for baseball tournaments for son or grandson? But Ali was a very willing signer and as long as he wasnt feeling bad or napping he sat in the drivers seat of his RV and welcomed anyone and everyone aboard for him to sign their items and take pictures. I seen him even draw sketches for women on their purses of him and fraiser fighting. His signature was still very readable but when he signed it was like he was moving in super slow motion to make sure you got a perfect autograph. To say he couldnt sign his name would be a false statement. He made sure everyone had his autograph before he stopped. That was the 3 times or so I met him so I imagine he was like that with everyone.

Yes. Ali was at many youth tournaments with his son and signed readily. My wife and daughter got to meet him in his RV about 15 years ago and he signed several sports illustrated mags. Between innings he would sign or pose for pics. Very kind man to all. If he was not feeling well he would go to his RV and rest.

[RedsFan1941]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

This is one of the dumbest statements uttered in this forum.

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totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Exhibitman]

Ali signed those pamphlets continually and in great quantity for many years. He believed that part of his religious duty was spreading the word on Islam through these pamphlets, which he signed so that people would keep them. They are probably the easiest, cheapest and least forged Ali signed items. The one shown in the OP looks like a nice post-career signature.

As for the general statement that 99% of the Ali signatures are fakes, that is just ignorant. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of pamphlets he signed and handed out and all of the good will signing he did (and as the people here have attested to, he was the most gracious and willing signer you could imagine for a sports superstar), he signed thousands of cards for various certified card issues over 20 years. There are thousands of 1992 Classic signed cards, for example.



To get some idea of scope, he signed 2,750 hand numbered versions of the card (a 2,500 and a 250 issue) plus thousands of additional cards that are unnumbered. People are still pulling them from packages of the cards.