NEW YORK – A rare century-old signed photo of baseball star Shoeless Joe Jackson and the boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston are set to go up for auction in New York City.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions says the gloves could fetch $1 million and the photo over $100,000 Saturday night.
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The gloves were worn by the boxers during their infamous 1965 rematch. Ali won with a first-round knockout that some saw as a “phantom punch.” The gloves were seized by boxing commissioner George Russo. They remained in the family until a California collector, the current owner, purchased them years ago.
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The autographed photo of Jackson comes from a scrapbook owned by a Cleveland family. Jackson is mostly remembered for being banned from baseball for his role in the 1919 World Series gambling scandal.
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