Jim Irsay owns the Colts, but football isn’t his only passion.
Irsay purchased Ali’s WBC championship belt won in the legend’s 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” victory over George Foreman in Zaire. It cost him $6 million at an auction that lasted deep into the night and wasn’t closed until 4 a.m. Sunday morning,The WBC title belt Muhammad Ali won by defeating George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle.
”In 2016, the belt was sold for $358,500 and then again a year later for $120,000. It is one of two Ali WBC belts, according to Heritage Auctions. The other is part of a museum collection that isn’t expected to be sold.Walt Disney Television via Getty ImagesIrsay also owns Ali’s shoes from the 1975 “Thrilla in Manila,” his famous win over Joe Frazier. The Colts’ owner also has the robe Ali wore in his first fight after changing his name from Cassius Clay.
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