Muhammad Ali - Real or Fake?

Provenance: Was bought from what was one a premier auction house in Toronto in the 90s.

I think it is real. Has all the right start/stops in the Ali signature. What first threw me off was the jagged M and the looped L, but I have found authentic examples displaying both characteristics. I also asked Shawn from ali autos to give his opinion and he believes it is authentic.

Wondering what you guys think!

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Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on December 24, 2013 at 8:25am

I agree that the M is a little off but it could be due to it being signed at an angle. Real in my opinion

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on December 24, 2013 at 8:44am

The rest of "Muhammad" looks spot on to me. Would you be comfortable purchasing this? I'm considering it at the moment.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on December 24, 2013 at 9:39am

Found this Steiner example that looks similar to the "Ali" here:

http://iconicmemorabilia.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=38368

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Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on December 24, 2013 at 10:37am

Depending on cost obviously I'd happily add to my collection if I was looking

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on December 24, 2013 at 11:26am

I have no idea about boxing autographs, but what do you think the value is? This is a 16x20 black and white Liston/Ali photo. On eBay the cheapest one is like 1100 haha.