A million dollars for Ali’s gloves by Jerry Jones – Boxing news
Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday was celebrated in Las Vegas this Saturday with a grand gala night attended by many celebrities and fighters.
Among all, Jerry Jones made his presence most prominent by bidding a million dollars for Ali’s boxing gloves, which he wore during a fight in 1965 against Floyd Patterson.
Jerry Jones, owner of Dallas Cowboys, went head to head with the co-owner of the UFC, Lorenzo Fertitta, in the bidding. Initially, Fertitta won the bidding session by placing a bid of $750 that was later beaten by Jerry Jones’ bid of $1 million. Things got
heated up by this time and forced Fertitta to place a bid of $1.1 million for the gloves. By this time, Fertitta had taken charge of things and Jones could not beat him. Even though by the look on his face anyone could have figured out he was all up to bid
higher, for some reason he did not.
It should be noted here that the entire collection of the event would be going to charity for which the event was held. The event also saw Anthony Hopkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Manny Pacquiao and several other celebrities.
Manny Pacquiao, the current WBO welterweight champion, praised Ali for his achievements and called him the best boxer that has ever lived. He further said that he still takes inspiration from Ali’s fights and that his nation is very much fond of Ali especially
after ‘Thrilla in Manila’; an epic bout between Ali and Joe Frazier that was held in the Philippines.
Rasheda Ali, Ali’s daughter, was pleased on Pacquiao’s presence at the event. She went onto call him a fighter just like her father. She appreciated the Pac-man’s skills and his dedication to the sports calling him a true champion.
Muhammad Ali has been the most popular boxing name the world has ever known. During his era, he was always the boxer other fighters wanted to defeat regardless of the fact whether he was the champion or not. Even today, Ali is among the most recognised faces
worldwide. His name is enough to remind people of his legacy and his art in the ring.
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