Ali's gloves fetch big bucks

The gloves that boxing great Muhammad Ali wore in his legendary 1971 fight against Joe Frazier in what came to be known as the Fight of the Century was sold at an auction on Thursday for almost $400,000.An anonymous bidder bought the gloves for $388,375 at the auction run by Texas-based Heritage Auctions at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland. Heritage previously auctioned a set of gloves Ali wore to claim his first World Championship in 1964 for $836,500.The Fight of the Century, in New Yorks Madison Square Garden,... Published By: Deccan Herald - Sports - 2 days ago
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