The boxing gloves that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wore when he defeated Sonny Liston to win his first heavyweight title belt in 1964 sold for $836,500 on Saturday night as part of Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Auction. The sale to an unidentified buyer took palce almost 50 years exactly from the day of the fight. The final price includes 19.5% Buyer’s … [Read more...] about Ali-Liston Gloves, Joe Jackson Bat Bring Combined $1.79 Million at Auction
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Angelo Dundee Collection Including Gloves from Big Ali Fights Consigned to Auction
Boxing memorabilia from the estate of the man who trained both Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard will be sold by SCP Auctions this fall. The Angelo Dundee Estate Collection of boxing memorabilia, including sets of gloves from two of Ali’s most memorable fights, will be included in the company’s November 2012 online auction. In a Hall of Fame career that began in 1952, … [Read more...] about Angelo Dundee Collection Including Gloves from Big Ali Fights Consigned to Auction