Gloves he wore to defeat Liston earned him more money than the victory itself.
Almost 50 years after Ali clinched the heavyweight championship for the first time, an anonymous buyer purchased the gloves he wore to defeat Liston in the seventh-round for a staggering $836,000. Ironically Ali only managed to earn $630,000 for the victory itself.
10 astonishing facts about Muhammad Ali you probably didn’t know
