Only few athletes are as celebrated and honored as Muhammad Ali, three-time World Heavyweight Champion: his legendary exploits in the world of sport and civil rights activism made him one of the most influential athletes and humanitarian workers of the 20th century. As an athlete, Ali shook the world with his strength, skills and personality, becoming World Heavyweight Champion at the age of just 22. His greatest triumphs, however, were the fruit of his humanitarian efforts. Crafted from premium black resin, the cap mimics the shape of a punching bag, while the body design recreates the punching wraps worn by boxers to protect their hands. The hood features various decorative elements, including Ali's famous exclamation, and a butterfly inspired by his typical fighting style: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The pointed cone takes up this last concept and is engraved with four lines representing the ropes of the ring. The inscriptions on the cone refer to Ali's victory at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, and the first world heavyweight championship, which he won in Miami in 1964. The cap ring presents the details of his victory, namely the fact that he won in the seventh round by technical knockout. To celebrate its first title, the white resin Montblanc emblem is adorned with the number 1. To emphasize his success, the clip reproduces the shape of a boxing champion's belt with his name. The hand-crafted Au585 solid yellow gold nib features a boxing glove.
