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Headline: Muhammad Ali Auction

Caption: An upcoming Muhammad Ali sale includes a personalised robe and a pair of trunks worn during training sessions for the final fight of his professional career. They form part of a stunning collection of 165 items of sporting memorabilia from the world’s greatest sports stars of the past 100 years to be sold on November 3rd in Los Angeles by Julien’s of Hollywood. MUHAMMAD ALI 1976 TRAINING-WORN FIGHT ROBE
 $15,000-20,000. A white terrycloth robe with satin letters on the back spelling out “Muhammad Ali” worn by Ali while training for his third fight with Ken Norton. That fight took place on September 28, 1976, and was the last championship fight ever held at Yankee Stadium. Norton had broken Ali’s jaw and beaten Ali in their first fight. Ali avenged that loss in their second fight. This fight was to be the rubber game of the match. Although Norton appeared to be leading for most of the fight, Ali finished strong to win the judges’ decision. In the week leading up to the fight, Ali stayed at the New York City home of prominent fight promoter Harold Conrad to avoid the media onslaught. Ali gave the robe to Conrad at that time. Conrad later passed the robe on to his son. The label inside the robe indicates that it was “Made Exclusively for Muhammad Ali” by Everlast. MUHAMMAD ALI VS. TREVOR BERBICK TRAINING WORN AND SIGNED BOXING TRUNKS
 $4,000-6,000. A pair of black velvet Everlast brand trunks with light gold color trim worn by Muhammad Ali during training sessions for the final fight of his professional career vs. Trevor Berbick. The fight, billed as “Drama in Bahama,” took place on December 11, 1981, at Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas. Ali would lose the fight by unanimous decision after fighting the full 10 rounds. The trunks are signed by Ali on the front left in gold marker. They are accompanied by certificates of authenticity from Craig Hamilton/Jo Sports Inc., Grey Flannel, and JSA for the signature.

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