The Ring Magazine October 1972 Nat Fleischer, Muhammad Ali No Label

The Ring Magazine – October 1972 (Nat Fleischer & Muhammad Ali, No Label, Good Condition)

This vintage issue of The Ring Magazine (October 1972) is a historic edition that both commemorates the passing of Nat Fleischer, the magazine’s founder and longtime editor, and captures Muhammad Ali’s ongoing saga in the heavyweight division. The magazine is in good condition, comes without a mailing label, and the exact item pictured is the one you will receive. Please review photos for condition details.

All magazines are shipped with a protective plastic covering. Combined shipping is available upon request.

Contents of this issue include:

• Editorial
  As Nat Loubet Sees It – Reflections from Fleischer’s successor

• The Life and Times of Nat Fleischer

  • Mr. Boxing, 1887–1972

  • Through the Years with Nat Fleischer

  • Fleischer’s All-Time Choices

• Ring Fight Reports

  • After Bad Show by Clay, Fabulous Offers Abound for Fight with Frazier (by Dan Daniel)

  • Floyd Takes Another Step on Way to Clay Fight (by George Girsch)

• Special Features

  • Was Bold Bendigo Dirtiest Fighter of ’Em All? (by Dr. Irwin Ross)

  • New Orleans Is Ga-Ga Over 20-Year-Old Licata (by George Gurtner)

  • Bigger Ohba Eyes Bantam Laurels (by Joe Y. Koizumi)

  • You’ll Find Plenty of Daffy Happenings in Ring (by Eddie Cool)

  • Yucatan Finds New Hero in Canto (by Eduardo Amer G.)

  • How Good Is Jose Luis Garcia? (by Dan Hafner)

  • Latin-American Youngsters Take to Boxing Game (by John Montgomery)

  • Canadian Amateur Star Butler Off to Fast Pro Start (by Frank Allnutt)

  • Classic Old Photo Brings Back Memories of Johnson (by Nat Fleischer)

  • Thrills of Ring, Past and Present, Gain Top Favor (by Nat Loubet)

• Controversy
  Boxing’s Most Controversial Punches (by Dan Daniel)

• Obituary
  Zora Folley, 1932–1972 (by John Ort)

• Departments & Extras

  • Ring Camera Clicks

  • The Chatter Box (by John Ort)

  • Questions and Answers

  • Punch Lines

  • Up and Down Old Broadway (by Sam Taub)

  • Telling It Like It Is (by Bob Goodman)

• World Ratings

  • Chionoi—Fighter of the Month (by Nat Loubet)

  • Prospects for the Month

  • Results for the Month

This issue is particularly significant as it honors Nat Fleischer, the guiding voice of The Ring for decades, while also capturing a pivotal moment in Muhammad Ali’s comeback trail and the heavyweight landscape of the early 1970s. A must-have collectible for boxing historians and vintage magazine collectors.