Simple Pleasures: Knock Out – Some Things are Worth Fighting for

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are. – Muhammad Ali

Albert Watson, Mike Tyson, Catskills, New York, 1986
Albert Watson, Mike Tyson, Catskills, New York, 1986, Archival Pigment Photograph

Frank Horvat, London, Lambeth, boxing boys (close-up)
Frank Horvat, London, Lambeth, Boxing Boys (close-up), 1955, Archival Pigment Photograph

Lawrence Schiller, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson
Lawrence Schiller, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson, 1965, Archival Pigment Photograph

Elliott Erwitt, Kids Boxing, Armonk, New York (Diptych)
Elliott Erwitt, Kids Boxing, Armonk, New York (Diptych), Silver Gelatin Photograph

Jim Lee, Boxing, NY, Fight
Jim Lee, Boxing, NY, Fight, 1977, C-Type Color Photograph

Harry Benson, Ali Hits George, Miami (Ali and The Beatles)
Harry Benson, Ali Hits George, Miami (Ali and The Beatles), 1969, Archival Pigment Photograph

Neil Leifer Muhammad Ali vs Cleveland Williams, 1966 World Heavyweight Title
Neil Leifer, Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams, 1966 World Heavyweight Title, 1966, Archival Pigment Photograph

Albert Watson, Riddick Bowe in Headgear, Atlantic City, N.J., 1991, Archival Pigment Photograph
Albert Watson, Riddick Bowe in Headgear, Atlantic City, N.J., 1991, Archival Pigment Photograph

Frank Horvat, London, Lambeth, Boxing Boys
Frank Horvat, London, Lambeth, Boxing Boys, 1955, Archival Pigment Photograph

Albert Watson, Muhammad Ali Boxing Glvoe, Signed to Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis, TN, 1991, Archival Pigment Photograph
Albert Watson, Muhammad Ali Boxing Glove, Signed to Elvis Presley, Graceland, Memphis, TN, 1991, Archival Pigment Photograph

Flip Schulke, Muhammad Ali Boxing Underwater, 1961
Flip Schulke, Muhammad Ali Boxing Underwater, 1961, Silver Gelatin Photograph


Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.

We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found.