While they weren’t found in packs of bubble gum or other consumer edibles, they are gradeable--and very rare. The 1960 Hemmets Journal Cassius Clay represents the first known trading card-like image of the man who would become a global icon. One of the six rated 8 is up for auction via Memory Lane with a current high bid of just under $3,000. One of the two … [Read more...]
Bidding on Ali’s Gloves from 1964 Liston Fight Tops $200,000
The boxing gloves that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wore when he beat Sonny Liston and won his first heavyweight championship in 1964 are on the auction block. The gloves, which are from the estate of Ali’s long-time trainer Angelo Dundee, have a current high bid of over $203,000 via Heritage Auctions, which anticipates a winning bid of at least $500,000. The … [Read more...]