Muhammad Ali's WBC championship belt, awarded after he reclaimed boxing's heavyweight title with a 1974 knockout of George Foreman, sold for a stunning $6.18 million early Sunday at Heritage Auctions. The buyer was Indianapolis Colts owner and avid collector Jim Irsay. It's the among the most expensive pieces of sports memorabilia ever sold, trailing the $9.2 million … [Read more...] about Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle Belt Sells for $6.18 Million
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Rare, Original Ali Fight Posters Chronicle Champ’s History
Before there was Ali vs Frazier there was Clay vs Smith. And Clay vs Logan. Clay vs. Siler, anyone? Only a real Muhammad Ali fan would know the names of some of the fighters who challenged the young Cassius Clay in Louisville and beyond during his days as a teenage boxing prodigy. Posters promoting those earliest days exist, though, and they're part of a … [Read more...] about Rare, Original Ali Fight Posters Chronicle Champ’s History
Shop Talk: Ali, Jordan and All-Around Iconic Week
Tony Reid offers his weekly dose of happenings inside Sports Zone, the Central Pennsylvania shop where he works. We had a really fun week in terms of new releases, which as anyone in the hobby knows, is not always the case. Some weeks are hit, some weeks are miss. Some weeks there's nothing at all. Early in the week we got a product from Sportscards.com called … [Read more...] about Shop Talk: Ali, Jordan and All-Around Iconic Week
Ruth Bat, Rookie Icons, Brandon Stokely’s Ali Collection Headline MHCC Auction
Mile High Card Company is set to launch its latest auction on Monday, one that will include over 1, 500 lots, led by a 1929-30 era Babe Ruth bat and a long list of single cards, sets, lots and unopened material. Post-War vintage cards up for grabs will include several of the hobby’s top rookie cards and other popular issues, notably: 1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson PSA 7 … [Read more...] about Ruth Bat, Rookie Icons, Brandon Stokely’s Ali Collection Headline MHCC Auction
Notes: Rare 1952 Topps Signed Card Auction; $5 Million Mick Still in Storage; Collecting Ali Cards
Collector Tom Killeen is selling his partial set of autographed 1952 Topps cards at auction this week including one of the toughest signed cards from that iconic set. No, not Mickey Mantle. Killeen has one of the four signed copies of Howie Fox's card on PSA's Population Report. Fox spent parts of nine seasons in the major leagues from 1944 to 1954. He … [Read more...] about Notes: Rare 1952 Topps Signed Card Auction; $5 Million Mick Still in Storage; Collecting Ali Cards
Topps Launches Muhammad Ali, NHL Now Sticker Sets
Topps introduced a pair of on-demand issues on Tuesday. They’re pushing out a Muhammad Ali set entitled “The People’s Champ.” It won’t be in traditional hobby box or set format, though. The cards are being released on a weekly basis with two offered every Tuesday. Topps calls it “a retrospect of the man considered the greatest of all time.” The cards … [Read more...] about Topps Launches Muhammad Ali, NHL Now Sticker Sets
Fogelman Collection Will Be Housed In New Museum in South Florida
Avron B. Fogelman once was a part-owner of the Kansas City Royals. But the memorabilia collection the successful businessman has assembled is positively regal. Fogelman, 79, has spent most of his life building a large memorabilia collection. Wednesday, he unveiled where his collection will be housed— in a 3,500-square-foot museum located on the campus of Florida Atlantic … [Read more...] about Fogelman Collection Will Be Housed In New Museum in South Florida
Auction Offers Chance to Go Cruising with a Babe (Uniform)
Babe Ruth’s name “is the most appealing in the game” of baseball, a sportswriter noted in 1938, three years after the Bambino's retirement. The Queen Mary 2 is the Grande Dame of luxury ocean liners. These two giants will share the spotlight for an upcoming auction that will feature the uniform the Bambino wore in 1938 when he was a first-base coach for the Brooklyn … [Read more...] about Auction Offers Chance to Go Cruising with a Babe (Uniform)
Ali’s Handwritten Speech Asking for Spinks Rematch Up for Auction
There is a reason Muhammad Ali called himself “The Greatest.” The late heavyweight champion handled a microphone better than any other boxer. “The Louisville Lip” could promote a fight or a cause better than any other athlete, taking his cue from the flamboyant professional wrestler of the 1950s, Gorgeous George. From the time he won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in … [Read more...] about Ali’s Handwritten Speech Asking for Spinks Rematch Up for Auction
The Bizarre, The Historic and The Most Memorable: Les Wolff’s Memorabilia Tales
This is Part 2 of a two-part series with sports memorabilia appraiser and authenticator Les Wolff. In Part 1, Wolff discussed his lecture series on the hobby and how to protect a collection. In Part 2, Wolff talks about his more memorable collecting moments. Les Wolff is known for his skills as an authenticator and appraiser of sports memorabilia. His work over more … [Read more...] about The Bizarre, The Historic and The Most Memorable: Les Wolff’s Memorabilia Tales