{"id":481556,"date":"2024-04-05T12:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=481556"},"modified":"2024-04-05T11:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:16:57","slug":"legendary-muhammad-ali-trunks-set-to-reach-6-million-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/legendary-muhammad-ali-trunks-set-to-reach-6-million-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Muhammad Ali trunks set to reach $6 million at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The historic trunks worn by Muhammad Ali during his legendary victory over Joe Frazier in the &#8216;Thrilla in Manila&#8217; are poised to command a staggering sum of more than $6 million (\u00a34.8 million) at auction next week.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by the prestigious auction house Sotheby&#8217;s, these iconic white satin shorts, donned by Ali during the monumental bout, have already garnered considerable attention, with bidding reaching an impressive $3.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>Originally sold for a modest $150,000 in 2012, the value of these signed trunks has skyrocketed, expected to fetch a remarkable 40 times their previous price.<\/p>\n<p>The auction, hosted at Sotheby&#8217;s New York branch, will run until Friday, April 12th, offering enthusiasts and collectors a rare opportunity to acquire a piece of boxing history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83e\udd4a Muhammad Ali&#8217;s trunks from his victorious &#8216;Thrilla in Manila&#8217; over Joe Frazier are going up for auction next week for $6 million.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0 Michael Jordan&#8217;s 1998 NBA Finals game one jersey currently holds the record for most expensive sports memorabilia with a $10.09 million sale&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s5VfmIEWma\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/s5VfmIEWma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSportsman\/status\/1776263786116022399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Thrilla in Manila&#8217;, held in October 1975 in the Philippines&#8217; capital, remains etched in boxing lore as one of the sport&#8217;s most defining moments. In their third and final encounter, Ali emerged victorious after 14 grueling rounds, with Frazier ultimately retired by his corner team.<\/p>\n<p>The trilogy between Ali and Frazier is hailed as one of boxing&#8217;s greatest, with their battles etching indelible marks on the sport&#8217;s landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Ali&#8217;s signature, the Everlast trunks also bear the inscription of his corner man, Drew &#8216;Bundini&#8217; Brown, further enhancing their historical significance. Despite their initial auction post-Brown&#8217;s passing fetching a mere $1,000 (\u00a3800), these trunks now stand as an invaluable relic of boxing history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The historic trunks worn by Muhammad Ali during his legendary victory over Joe Frazier in the &#8216;Thrilla in Manila&#8217; are poised to command [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":481558,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[18144],"news_category":[20045],"gn_keywords":[18146,22834],"acf":{"announce":"He wore the shorts in the legendary victory vs Joe Frazier in the \"Thrilla in Manila\" gala night","video":[]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":481559,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/481556\/revisions\/481559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481556"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=481556"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=481556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}