Grotesk

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Grotesk
Grotesk

Brooklyn, New York

I know I am not supposed to be a sport editor for 12 Oz but to see how people reacted to the Mayweather posting, I had to do this one. When I was in Art School in Belgium around 1996, I used to hang out with that kid Alain who was from Congo, Africa. We were in the same class and one day we were talking about the Ali / Foreman fight in Kinshasa 1974. He told me to remember that conversation… I forgot about the all thing and couple of weeks later, he brought to the school the most incredible photo album I ever seen. His dad was basically an Olympic Boxer for the Republic of Congo and he was fighting in the opening fight before Ali / Foreman. He trained with Ali and was able to take 100’s of pictures of that memorable fight… He allowed me back then to scan the ticket of his dad and a never published photo. This is flick is for the first time ever online here on 12 Oz… Alain, if you read this, please contact me!!!  I would love to post the entire album of your dad…
Love Kimou

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Posted by Grotesk on December 10, 2007 at 09:08 PM

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The latest comment was posted 1 year, 1 month ago…

Some1 wrote… Comment #1 posted on December 11, 2007 at 02:38 PM

I would love to see more pictures that one up top is epic!

Simon wrote… Comment #2 posted on April 08, 2008 at 04:45 PM

Please contact me ASAP! at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), i am a serious Ali collector and would like to discuss these photos.
Kind regards.

Honda Fairings wrote… Comment #3 posted on September 24, 2008 at 10:58 PM

Man, this story is long, but you know what, I was absorved by it. Very interesting post.

BILLY FRESH wrote… Comment #4 posted on September 25, 2008 at 08:45 AM

Very descriptive!
I felt i was drowning with you ....
I love your usage of the jewish <yiddish> wOrd
“Yenta” very funny, only in New York!!!!

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Grotesk is a Swiss graphic artist living in Brooklyn. In the last decade he has developed a passion for folk Art, street photography, hand painted signs, vintage sport graphics, old school hip hop and urban anthropology…

His Client list includes: Also Known As, Staple, Alife, 5 Boro, Hellz Bellz, Irak NY, Stussy, Sixpack, Goliath Harlem, 2k, Uniqlo, Fifty24SF, Carhartt Europe, Zoo York, and many more…

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