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Posted By: DJ

Speak of the devil...not card related but "Breaking News" (and we like to talk about Ali in the Forum)

Muhammad Ali has settled a lawsuit against several sports collectibles dealers to block the sale of artwork and other memorabilia relating to the former heavyweight champion, including a Koran given to him by the former president of Egypt.

An injunction issued after the lawsuit was filed in 2003 had prevented the sale of hundreds of lithographs which bore forged Ali signatures, along with other items, Ali's attorney, Ron DiNicola, said Thursday in a statement.

The lithographs were copies of an artists rendering of Ali's knockout of Sonny Liston in 1965. Handwriting and memorabilia experts determined that the signatures on the lithographs were forged, the statement said.

Ali also inspected the items and confirmed that he had not signed them. All the items were offered for sale without his knowledge or permission.

Named in the suit, and included in the settlement, were Grey Flannel Auctions, Inc. and B&E Collectibles, Inc., of New York;
and Broadway Ricks Strike Zone, Inc., of Florida.

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