| If you are like me and love the sport of boxing, | | | | were 'very kind' to come out to the event billed as the |
| autographed boxing memorabilia can be cherished | | | | "Battle of His Life". |
| prizes for a purist. I was born in 1970, and I was a little | | | | The report did not go into detail how Hearns acquired |
| kid when Muhammad Ali was fighting in the mid to late | | | | the debt, but nonetheless, he had to do what he had to |
| 70's. Any autograph from 'The Greatest' would be | | | | in order to pay the debt. Reportedly, these items were |
| considered gold to any boxing fan. There are also | | | | not officially autographed boxing memorabilia. |
| some other great fighters that have an abundance of | | | | However, they were his personal items like a 1957 |
| autographed boxing memorabilia in the marketplace. | | | | Chevy, three boats, a three wheeled motorcycle, and |
| Sugar Ray Leonard is a fighter that comes to mind. | | | | general boxing memorabilia. Again, it wasn't stated |
| Mike Tyson autographed items are very valuable. If | | | | whether the memorabilia was actually autographed |
| you are lucky enough to have anything signed from | | | | boxing memorabilia -but one would have to assume it |
| greats like Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Joe | | | | would be autographed in order to get more value. The |
| Louis, Larry Holmes, Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, and | | | | IRS was on hand to collect its money. It was not |
| Marvin Hagler, you are definitely a happy fan. | | | | determined how much money was raised. The |
| Autographed boxing memorabilia is like gold to a true | | | | outpouring of support for Hearns' ordeal was |
| boxing fan. | | | | admirable - or was it. |
| This brings me to my point. I read on internet | | | | I think many people wanted to help Thomas Hearns, |
| yesterday that the great Thomas Hearns has | | | | but at the end of the day, people wanted to get their |
| unloaded some of his personal boxing possessions at | | | | hands on some of that autographed sports |
| an auction in his hometown of Detroit. Hearns, an eight | | | | memorabilia and Hearns' personal items. This is the |
| time world champion (61-5-1), didn't duck the challenge | | | | nature of the business. Let's hope Thomas Hearns |
| of paying a debt. The Associated Press reported that | | | | overcomes his financial trouble and can hopefully keep |
| 51 year old Thomas 'Hit Man' Hearns held the auction | | | | the remainder of his prized personal possessions - if |
| to help pay off a $448,000 debt to the Internal | | | | there are any left. |
| Revenue Service. Hearns said it 'went well' and people | | | | |