• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Get Sports Collectors Daily via EMail
    • Advertise with SC Daily
    • Write for Sports Collectors Daily
    • Write About Your Sports Collection
    • Where Can I Sell My Baseball Cards?
  • Hot on eBay
    • Most Watched Graded Rookies
    • Most Watched PSA 10 Cards
    • Most Watched BGS, BVG Cards
    • Most Watched SGC Cards
    • Most Watched Baseball Cards
      • Most Watched 2023 Baseball Cards
      • Most Watched 2022 Baseball Rookie Cards
      • Bowman Chrome Cards
      • Wander Franco Cards
      • Mike Trout Cards
      • Fernando Tatis Jr. Cards
      • Babe Ruth Cards
      • Hank Aaron Cards
      • Jackie Robinson Cards:
      • Mickey Mantle Cards
      • Willie Mays Cards
      • Vintage Baseball Card Sets
      • T206 Cards
    • Most Watched Basketball
      • Top 100 Most Watched Basketball Rookie Cards
      • 100 Hottest 2022-23 NBA Rookie Cards
      • 100 Hottest 2021-22 NBA Rookie Cards
      • 100 Hottest 2020-21 NBA Rookie Cards
      • 100 Hottest 2019-20 NBA Rookie Cards
        • Zion Williamson Rookie Cards
        • Ja Morant Rookie Cards
      • Michael Jordan Cards
      • Kobe Bryant Cards
      • LeBron James Rookie Cards
      • Giannis Antetokounmpo Rookie Cards
      • Luka Doncic Rookie Cards
      • Prizm Basketball Cards
      • Panini National Treasures
    • Most Watched Football Cards
      • Most Watched NFL Rookie Cards
      • 2022 NFL Rookie Cards
        • Brock Purdy Rookie Cards
      • 2021 NFL Rookie Cards
      • 2020 NFL Rookie Cards
        • Joe Burrow Rookie Cards
        • Justin Herbert Rookie Cards
        • Jalen Hurts Rookie Cards
      • Josh Allen Rookie Cards
      • Patrick Mahomes Rookie Cards
      • Tom Brady Cards
    • Most Watched Hockey Cards
      • Top 100 Most Watched Hockey Rookie Cards
      • Most Watched 2020-21 Rookie Cards
      • Most Watched 2019-20 Rookie Cards
      • Connor McDavid Cards
      • Wayne Gretzky Cards
      • Bobby Orr Cards
    • Most Watched Soccer Cards
    • Most Watched UFC Cards
    • Most Watched Golf Cards
    • Most Watched 1 of 1 Cards
    • Most Watched Racing Cards
    • Top Sports Card Dealers on eBay
    • Most Watched Memorabilia
      • Vintage Sports Memorabilia
    • Vintage Sports Tickets, Stubs
    • Most Watched Autographs
  • Ending Soon on Ebay
    • Baseball Cards
    • Basketball Cards
    • Football Cards
    • Hockey Cards
    • Soccer Cards
    • Golf Cards
    • UFC Cards
  • Top - Ad

Sports Collectors Daily

Sports Collectors Daily

Sports collecting news - Sports cards and sports memorabilia industry news.

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. 

  • Sports Memorabilia News
  • Sports Card News
    • Modern Sports Card News
      • New Sports Card Release Calendar
      • Shop Talk
    • Vintage Sports Card News
      • Affordable Vintage Cards, Collectibles
      • Old Baseball Card Sets
      • Old Basketball Card Sets
      • Old Football Card Sets
      • Old Hockey Card Sets
      • Vintage Pack Facts
  • Business/Industry News
    • Sports Memorabilia Business News
    • Sports Memorabilia Industry News
  • Around The Hobby
    • Editor’s Blog
    • David Cycleback’s Identification and Authentication Advice
  • Popular Stories
  • Sell Your Cards
You are here: Home / Business/Industry News / Sports Memorabilia Business News / Ali’s ‘Fight of the Century’ Gloves Sell for $606,375

Ali’s ‘Fight of the Century’ Gloves Sell for $606,375

August 14, 2016 By Rich Mueller

The boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali in the 1971 ‘Fight of the Century’ against Joe Frazier sold for $606,375 at auction early Sunday.  Goldin Auctions offered the gloves on consignment from Jeff Rosenberg of TRISTAR Productions, who had owned them 1971 Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazer glvoesfor the past two years.  The name of the person who purchased them this time hasn’t been revealed. The price included a 20% buyer’s premium.

The gloves turned out to be a nice investment for Rosenberg, who paid $388,375 in an auction just two years ago.  They had been offered in Goldin’s live auction held in Atlantic City during the National Sports Collectors Convention earlier this month but didn’t meet the reserve.  They were then put into a supplementary online auction that closed early Sunday morning after extended bidding.

Ali lost the 15-round decision to Frazier at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971.  Providing evidence that virtually anything tied to an historic event will find a buyer was the sale of Frazier’s athletic supporter from the fight, which sold for $10,412.

In all the 1,500 lots of memorabilia that sold at the combined live and catalog auction generated $5.8 million in sales.

“The prices realized in our live and catalog auction this week reinforce that the sports memorabilia market is vibrant and that collectors are not only passionate for rare items from legendary figures like Ruth, Mantle, Jordan, Ali and Gretzky but also the burgeoning market for boxing, hockey and Olympic sports,” said Ken Goldin, Founder of Goldin Auctions.

Michael Jordan game worn uniform 1996-97Among the other items offered in the auction were a pair of Michael Jordan game uniforms. One dating from the Bulls’ record-setting 1996-97 season and carrying a team letter of authenticity sold for $69,825 while a uniform from Jordan’s time with the 1992 U.S. Olympic ‘dream team’ brought $62,475.

Other sales included:

Lot #108 – Tupac Shakur handwritten lyrics from his personal notebook ($31,850)
Lot #106 – 2014-15 Kobe Bryant Game Used Lakers home white jersey worn on 11/16/14 when Kobe scored a season high 44 points ($29,400)
Lot #92 – 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics meteorite-embedded gold medal
in presentation box. One of just 50 produced ($24,500)
Lot #101 – 1978 Super Bowl X11 full game ticket
for Cowboys-Broncos game. Graded PSA/DNA MT 8 (current bid $23,379)
Lot #226 – 1991 Washington Redskins Player Super Bowl Ring
– Terry Orr ($22,050)
Lot #72 – 2013 Peyton Manning game used Broncos road jersey
worn on 12-1-13 versus Kansas City during a game in which Manning threw five TD passes ($19,600)
Lot #510 – 1976-2008 Yankee Stadium Locker
used by such Yankee greats as Don Mattingly, Graig Nettles and most recently Mariano Rivera. Includes Steiner LOA ($19,600)
Lot #1018
– Ichiro PSA 10 Trading Card Collection featuring 219 different Ichiro cards all graded PSA GEM MT 10 ($13,475)
Lot #114
– Pete Rose Autographed Line-Up Card from the game in which he recorded hit 4,192 to surpass Ty Cobb’s MLB record ($11,637.50)
Lot #98 –
1963 Mickey Mantle Topps #200 PSA MINT 9 ($11,637.50)
Lot #988
– 1966-67 Topps #35 Bobby Orr Rookie Card KSA GEM MINT 10($11,025)
Lot #110 – Ichiro Rookie Season Game-used and signed bat
($11,025)

The company’s next auction will be a special high-grade trading card auction in September featuring the famed Jumbo T-206 Honus Wagner.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • Facebook Messenger

Related Stories:

Ruth, Mantle Items, Rare Memorabilia Among Goldin Auctions Headliners Muhammad Ali’s 1960 Hemmets Journal “Rookie Card” Muhammad Ali boxing shoes vs Chuck WepnerAli Auction Chronicles Champ’s Career 1971 Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazer glvoesAli’s Fight of the Century Gloves Return to Auction Jim Craig Miracle on Ice maskCraig’s ‘Miracle’ Mask Sells for $137,849; Heritage Plans Ali Auction Little Did We Know: Kobe and Ali Linked by Home Sale Document Michael Jordan game jersey 1997-98 Goldin Auctions1952 Topps Mantle Hits $400,000 in Goldin Auctions Sale Fight of the Century Muhammad Ali glovesAli’s ‘Fight of the Century’ Gloves Sold for $388,375

About Rich Mueller

Rich is the editor and founder of Sports Collectors Daily. A broadcaster and writer for over 40 years and a collector for even longer than that, he's usually typing something somewhere. Type him back at [email protected]

Filed Under: Sports Memorabilia Business News Tagged With: Fight of the Century, Goldin Auctions, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, muhammad ali memorabilia

Primary Sidebar

Our articles may contain affiliate links. When you click on links to merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. 

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Hockey

High End Cards and Memorabilia

  • BBCE Authenticated Boxes, Packs opens in a new window
  • Graded pre-War Card Auctions
  • Graded Rookie Cards opens in a new window
  • Authenticated Photos opens in a new window
  • Graded Tickets & Stubs opens in a new window

Bargain Corner

  • Michael Jordan cards $5 and less opens in a new window
  • Kobe Bryant cards $5 and less opens in a new window
  • Mickey Mantle Cards Under $150 opens in a new window
  • Graded T206 Cards Under $150 opens in a new window
  • Pre-War Cards Under $100 opens in a new window
  • Pre-1980 Graded Baseball Cards $10 and Less opens in a new window
  • Pre-1980 Graded Football Cards $10 and Less opens in a new window
  • Vintage Graded Basketball Cards $25 and less opens in a new window
  • Vintage Graded Hockey Cards $10 and Less opens in a new window
  • Complete Sets $20 and Less opens in a new window
  • Baseball Hall of Famers for $5 or Less opens in a new window
  • Football Hall of Famers for $5 or Less opens in a new window
  • Hobby Boxes Under $30 opens in a new window
  • Pre-1986 Rookie Cards Under $1 opens in a new window

RSS Auction Report

  • Sterling Sports Auctions of Vintage Cards & More Auction – Ending June 22, 2023
  • PWCC Marketplace June Premier Auction Ends June 22, 2023
  • REA Encore Auction of Cards, Memorabilia and More Ends June 18, 2023

Footer

Categories

  • Around the Hobby
  • Business/Industry News
    • Sports Memorabilia Business News
    • Sports Memorabilia Industry News
  • David Cycleback's Identification and Authentication Advice
  • Editor's Blog
  • Featured Articles
  • Hobby Shop Talk
  • National Sports Collectors Convention
  • Popular Stories
  • Rich Klein's Ramblings
  • Sports Card News
    • Modern Sports Card News
      • New Sports Card Release Calendar
    • Vintage Sports Card News
      • Old Baseball Card Sets
      • Old Basketball Card Sets
      • Old Football Card Sets
      • Old Hockey Card Sets
      • Vintage Pack Facts
  • Sports Memorabilia News
  • Uncategorized

Sponsor Links

  • Sports Card Forumopens in a new window
  • Buying Vintage Sports Cardsopens in a new window
  • Game Used Jerseysopens in a new window
  • Championship Rings For Saleopens in a new window
  • Vintage Basketball Cardsopens in a new window
  • NBA Signed Itemsopens in a new window
  • Autographed Baseballsopens in a new window
  • NASCAR Autographsopens in a new window
  • Vintage Graded Baseball Cardsopens in a new window
  • Player Picturesopens in a new window
  • Vintage Football Cardsopens in a new window
  • Sports Collectors Storeopens in a new window

Pages

Ending on eBay Soon
  • Baseball Card Auctions on eBay Ending Soon
  • Basketball Card Auctions on eBay Ending Soon
  • Football Card Auctions on eBay Ending Soon
  • Hockey Card Auctions Ending Soon on eBay
  • Vintage Sports Memorabilia on eBay Ending Soon
Top 100 on Ebay
  • Top 100 Most Watched Baseball Rookie Cards on eBay
  • Top 100 Most Watched Basketball Rookie Cards for Sale on eBay
  • Top 100 Most Watched Hockey Rookie Card Auctions
  • Top Authenticated Vintage Unopened Sports Card Boxes, Packs on eBay
Most Watched on eBay
  • 100 Most Watched Graded Rookie Cards for Sale on eBay
  • 100 Most Watched Tom Brady Card Auctions on eBay
  • 50 Hottest Hobby Boxes at Auction on eBay
  • 50 Most Watched Golf Trading Cards on eBay
  • 50 Most Watched Wrestling Trading Cards on eBay
  • 75 Most Watched Bowman Chrome Cards
  • Most Popular Bobbleheads on eBay
  • Most Watched 1/1 Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Basketball Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Complete Baseball Card Sets at Auction on eBay
  • Most Watched Football Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Football Rookie Card Auctions
  • Most Watched Goudey Baseball Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Hockey Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Racing Cards on eBay
  • Most Watched Soccer Cards for Sale on eBay
  • Most Watched Sports Autographs on eBay
  • Most Watched Sports Jerseys on eBay
  • Most Watched Unopened Sports Card Boxes, Packs on eBay
  • Most Watched Vintage Sports Memorabilia on eBay
  • Hottest Panini National Treasures Cards on eBay
  • Hottest PSA 10 Cards for Sale on eBay
  • What’s Hot on eBay
Sports Memorabilia
  • Sports Card Bargain Bin
  • Sports Memorabilia Auctions Ending Soon on eBay
About Sports Collectors Daily
  • Advertise with SC Daily
  • Contact Us
  • Get Sports Collectors Daily via EMail
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
Sell Your Cards
  • What’s It Worth
  • Where Can I Sell My Baseball Cards?

Copyright © 2023 SportsCollectorsDaily.com | Web Design by Wickam Groupopens in a new window