{"product_id":"t-shirt-mohamed-ali-vs-liston","title":"Ali vs Liston t-shirt","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e.eb-prod{font-family:inherit;color:inherit;line-height:1.75}.eb-prod h2{margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:.6rem;font-weight:700;font-size:1.15em}.eb-prod p{margin-bottom:.9rem}.eb-prod ul{margin:.5rem 0 1rem 1.4rem}.eb-prod li{margin-bottom:.45rem}.eb-prod strong{font-weight:600}.eb-prod a{color:#0066cc;text-decoration:underline}.eb-badges{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin-bottom:1.35rem}.eb-badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;padding:5px 13px;border-radius:999px;line-height:1}.eb-badge-type{background:#fff;color:#1a1a1a;border:1.5px solid #1a1a1a}.eb-cat-premium{background:#fdf6e3;color:#7a5c00;border:1.5px solid #f0c040}.eb-cat-essentielle{background:#f2f2f2;color:#444;border:1.5px solid #bbb}.eb-summary{background:#f5f0eb;border-left:4px solid #c0392b;padding:.9rem 1.1rem;border-radius:0 4px 4px 0;margin-bottom:1.75rem}.eb-summary p{margin:0}.eb-note{background:#f7f5f2;border:1px solid #e3ded6;padding:.8rem 1rem;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;margin:1rem 0}.eb-note p{margin:0}.eb-scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:1.25rem 0}.eb-scroll .eb-specs{margin:0;min-width:500px}.eb-specs{width:100% !important;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.25rem 0;font-size:14px;background:#fff !important;table-layout:auto !important;display:table !important}.eb-specs thead{display:table-header-group !important}.eb-specs tbody{display:table-row-group !important}.eb-specs tr{display:table-row !important}.eb-specs th,.eb-specs td{display:table-cell !important;word-break:normal !important;overflow-wrap:normal !important;hyphens:none !important}.eb-specs th{background:#1a1a1a !important;color:#f0c040 !important;padding:9px 13px;text-align:left;font-weight:700;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap}.eb-specs td{padding:9px 13px;border-bottom:1px solid #ececec;color:#333 !important;vertical-align:top;background:#fff !important}.eb-specs td:first-child{white-space:nowrap;font-weight:600}.eb-specs tbody tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#f7f5f2 !important}.eb-specs tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none}.eb-faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid #e8e8e8;padding:.9rem 0}.eb-faq-item:last-child{border-bottom:none}.eb-faq-q{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.3rem;color:#1a1a1a}.eb-faq-a{margin:0;color:#444;line-height:1.7}\u003c\/style\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"eb-prod\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-badges\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-cat-premium\"\u003eThe 1965 photograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-cat-essentielle\"\u003ePremium cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-badge-type\"\u003eBlack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eb-badge eb-badge-type\"\u003eS to 4XL\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe essentials:\u003c\/strong\u003e a fight lasting \u003cstrong\u003eone minute and 44 seconds\u003c\/strong\u003e, in a half-empty hall in Maine, ended by a right hand so fast that much of the crowd swore they never saw it leave \u0026mdash; the \u003cstrong\u003ephantom punch\u003c\/strong\u003e, still argued over sixty years later. This tee carries the photograph of the moment after, under the words \u003cstrong\u003eTHE GREATEST\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003ePremium cotton 180 gsm\u003c\/strong\u003e, crew neck, \u003cstrong\u003eheat transfer\u003c\/strong\u003e print. Black, \u003cstrong\u003e7 sizes S to 4XL\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u0026euro;29\u003c\/strong\u003e, free shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou know this picture. Everyone knows it. It hangs in gyms, runs in documentaries, sits on book covers \u0026mdash; and yet ask around what it actually shows, and almost nobody can say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is what makes it worth wearing. From across the room you recognise the icon. Up close there is a story to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLewiston, 25 May 1965\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small town in Maine with no sporting history. A half-empty hall. And a fight that lasts \u003cstrong\u003eone minute and 44 seconds\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the rematch: fifteen months earlier, in Miami Beach, a young man called Cassius Clay had taken the title from Sonny Liston. He is now Muhammad Ali. That night he lands a short right \u0026mdash; so fast that a large part of the crowd insists it never saw it thrown. It becomes the \u003cstrong\u003e\u0026laquo; phantom punch \u0026raquo;\u003c\/strong\u003e. People still argue about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListon goes down. Ali refuses to go to a neutral corner and stands over him. \u003cstrong\u003eThat is the exact instant printed here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it looks like on\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image fills the chest with no frame and no border: \u003cstrong\u003ethe black of the tee continues the darkness of the arena\u003c\/strong\u003e, so the photograph does not read as laid on top \u0026mdash; it reads as part of the garment. The \u003cstrong\u003ebeam of the overhead light\u003c\/strong\u003e comes down through the top of the artwork and isolates Ali in the glare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAli stands \u003cstrong\u003eupright, legs apart\u003c\/strong\u003e, bare chested, in \u003cstrong\u003ewhite shorts with black piping\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ered gloves\u003c\/strong\u003e at his sides, looking down at Liston stretched out at his feet. Around them, the \u003cstrong\u003ering ropes\u003c\/strong\u003e and the first rows of spectators emerge from the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContrast does the work at distance: the white shorts and red gloves come forward, everything else sinks into black. At two metres \/ six feet you see a standing figure and a body on the canvas \u0026mdash; and that is already the whole story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath the photograph, \u003cstrong\u003eTHE GREATEST\u003c\/strong\u003e in fine, widely spaced capitals. Nothing else. The tee does not add to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremium cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e, crew neck, short sleeves, straight cut. Plain back. The cotton gives the photograph a \u003cstrong\u003ematte, deep\u003c\/strong\u003e finish, with no sheen in the blacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe detail that matters:\u003c\/strong\u003e this is a \u003cstrong\u003edark photograph\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the black of the tee is part of it \u0026mdash; that is what makes the scene look as though it carries on into the fabric. It reveals itself in two stages: the standing figure and the body on the canvas from a distance, then the ropes, the crowd and Liston's face as you come closer. For artwork that lands immediately from across a room, see the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/muhammad-ali-gold-face-t-shirt\" title=\"Muhammad Ali gold face tee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egold face tee\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/ali-bomaye-t-shirt\" title=\"Ali Bomaye t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAli Bomaye\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour size\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean cut \u0026mdash; take your usual size\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no adjustment. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, all at the same price. Chest runs from about 96 cm \/ 38 in on a S to 132 cm \/ 52 in on a 4XL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-scroll\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"eb-specs\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShort sleeve t-shirt, crew neck\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtwork\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePhotograph of Ali standing over Sonny Liston, 1965\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWording\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTHE GREATEST, in small capitals beneath the image\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark colour photograph, background melting into the fabric, overhead light beam\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlacement\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFront panel, full chest height. Plain back\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeat transfer, PET film\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePremium cotton 180 gsm \/ 5.3 oz per sq yd\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSizes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, 4XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard European, take your usual size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMachine wash inside out at 30 \u0026deg;C \/ 86 \u0026deg;F, no tumble dryer, do not iron the print\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u0026euro;29 \u0026mdash; every size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFree standard shipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso worth a look\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/ali-bomaye-t-shirt\" title=\"Ali Bomaye t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAli Bomaye\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026mdash; the Kinshasa chant, 1974, if you want \u003cstrong\u003eanother fight, in lettering\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/ali-heavyweight-champion-t-shirt\" title=\"Ali Heavyweight Champion tee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHeavyweight Champion\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026mdash; 1964, 1974, 1978, if you want \u003cstrong\u003ethe whole record\u003c\/strong\u003e, not one night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAli's other great night, as a poster: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/thrilla-in-manila-t-shirt\" title=\"Thrilla in Manila t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThrilla in Manila tee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe other heavyweight legends: the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/mike-tyson-brooklyn-t-shirt\" title=\"Mike Tyson Brooklyn t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMike Tyson tee\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/holyfield-real-deal-t-shirt\" title=\"Evander Holyfield t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEvander Holyfield tee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ring in the photograph: our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-ring\" title=\"Boxing rings\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboxing rings\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-gloves\" title=\"Boxing gloves\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboxing gloves\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/boxing-t-shirts\" title=\"Boxing t-shirts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboxing t-shirt collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhich fight does this photo show?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAli \u0026ndash; Sonny Liston rematch\u003c\/strong\u003e, on \u003cstrong\u003e25 May 1965 in Lewiston\u003c\/strong\u003e, Maine. Ali put Liston down in the \u003cstrong\u003efirst round\u003c\/strong\u003e and stood over him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhat was the phantom punch?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eThe punch that ended the fight: a short right, landed after one minute and 44 seconds, so fast that much of the crowd said it never saw it thrown. Hence \u003cstrong\u003ephantom punch\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026mdash; and an argument that has run for sixty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWho was Sonny Liston?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eThe heavyweight champion Cassius Clay dethroned in \u003cstrong\u003eFebruary 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e, considered unbeatable at the time. Their \u003cstrong\u003eMay 1965 rematch\u003c\/strong\u003e in Lewiston produced the photograph on this tee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhat does THE GREATEST under the image refer to?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eThe line Ali applied to himself long before the rest of the world took it up. It is printed in small capitals beneath the photograph, and nothing else is added.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eHow does it differ from the Thrilla in Manila tee?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eIn what the artwork is. This one is a \u003cstrong\u003ephotograph\u003c\/strong\u003e of a precise instant, dark and in colour. The \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/thrilla-in-manila-t-shirt\" title=\"Thrilla in Manila t-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThrilla in Manila\u003c\/a\u003e reproduces a \u003cstrong\u003evintage fight poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the typography and layout of the period. One shows the scene; the other announces it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"eb-faq-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-q\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003eWhich size should I take?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"eb-faq-a\" itemprop=\"text\"\u003eStandard European cut: \u003cstrong\u003etake your usual size\u003c\/strong\u003e. Seven sizes, \u003cstrong\u003eS to 4XL\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the chest running from about 96 cm \/ 38 in to 132 cm \/ 52 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"aspritboxe.com","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":43622500860096,"sku":"TSHIRT.ALI.LISTON.NOIR.S","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":43622500892864,"sku":"TSHIRT.ALI.LISTON.NOIR.M","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":43622500925632,"sku":"TSHIRT.ALI.LISTON.NOIR.L","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":43622500958400,"sku":"TSHIRT.ALI.LISTON.NOIR.XL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XXL","offer_id":43622500991168,"sku":"TSHIRT.ALI.LISTON.NOIR.XXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XXXL","offer_id":43622501023936,"sku":"TSHIRT.ALI.LISTON.NOIR.XXXL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 4XL","offer_id":55625409102200,"sku":"TSHIRT.ALI.LISTON.NOIR.4XL","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/3369\/2608\/files\/S12aee0f2a94d4d108373ad68ce8badd7o.jpg?v=1682702578","url":"https:\/\/aspritboxe.com\/en\/products\/ali-vs-liston-t-shirt","provider":"aspritboxe.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}