Cassius clay card from Argentina

[HasselhoffsCheeseburger]

It's from 1979.

[wake.up.the.echoes]

Originally Posted by HasselhoffsCheeseburger

It's from 1979.

Yes, yes. But what year is it from?

[eagles33]

I know the seller put 1979 in the title but he had no idea who the manufacturer was. I don't get how he would know the year and not the set. I figured someone might have came across the set before

[HasselhoffsCheeseburger]

In Argentina, the manufacturer is of little concern to the collectors. While it's certainly a popular hobby with strong roots dating back to the 19th century, it hasn't become the major business that it has here in the States. There's no third party grading and very little branding on the vintage products. I've yet to see a card from a set that had the manufacturer printed on the reverse (unless an exception is slipping my mind). Most albums don't have manufacturer branding on them either.

To the best of my knowledge, there was a bit of expansion in the hobby in the 1970s and there were frequently multiple issues each year that would cover futbol or sports. This particular card is from a multi-subject set issued in 1979. I know the set name but not the manufacturer and have seen albums and other cards from the set.

If that all comes across as cagey, that's because I'm being cagey.

[eagles33]

Could you share the name of the set? Any other athletes in the set? I'm just discovering cards from South America. It's a pretty cool market and nice alternative to the more common stuff that comes out out of Europe.

[Exhibitman]

The issue features several other boxers that I know of:

#330 Porta
#336 Malvarez
#334 Cuevas
#339 Galindez

Since Ali is #332 I would assume there are others.

There is some confusion whether it is 1979 or 1981; I've seen both dates reported by the same Argentinean seller. I am trying to clarify.

I cover Argentinean and South American cards [as extensively as possible] in my book. There are also some others on display on my web site.