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Buff-coloured left handed training glove signed by Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). In ink, in the upper portion of the front of the glove, is a signed note referring to Clay as the next Heavyweight Champion. [From / Cassius Clay / Jan / 1964 / Next Heavyweight Campion / of the World]. Clay (Ali) did in fact become World Heavyweight Champion on 25 February the same year. At the bottom of the glove, above the wrist is an embossed impression of the manufacturer and serial number of the glove [Wilson / MADE IN USA / H1540]. Along the bottom edge of the glove and the opening for the hand is a white band of fabric. Along the back of the glove, across the wrist, is a small band of white elastic. Stitching throughout the glove is white thread.