Boxing Robes

For many years, the sports world celebrated athletes in various competitions by inducting them into the Hall of Fame. Baseball, basketball and football were among the most popular of these shrines, but boxing was somehow left out of the equation. Professional boxing champions have always been among the athletes most famous fan in history, but until 1989 there was no permanent structure to celebrate the true legends of the sport.

The thoughts of a boxing hall of fame were first produced from a city's love for his hometown boys who later became world champions. In 1982, Canastota, NY residents chose to honor Carmen Basilio, welterweight and once the middleweight champion, and his nephew Billy Backus, 1970 welterweight title holder. Residents of the city has raised funds for a showcase celebrating their love and achievements of these two local boxing hero.

This unique project has generated enthusiasm to explore the possibility to create boxing gym opening of Fame and Museum. In 1989, the project was completed by two dozen former boxing champions on hand. The International Boxing Hall of Fame held its opening ceremony which is a major tourist attraction to this day. A year after its creation, the first class of boxing legends have been inducted. Among them, the legendary boxing great Muhammad Ali. Since that time, the International Boxing Hall of Fame has added an additional wing to the museum and an event pavilion, which is adjacent to the room. Each year in early June, the International Boxing Hall of Fame held it's annual induction ceremony to mark the four-day celebration of boxing and it's legendary athletes.

One of the most impressive aspects of the International Boxing Hall of Fame Is Gift shop, which offers a rare opportunity for collectors of autographs to have some amazing items. A certificate of authenticity is issued with each purchase. All autographed boxing gloves for a position, the dress or the speed bag is available for purchase. One of the most popular items on sale is the glove of the Championship, which sells for $ 195.00. A collage of autographs, which are found on a single glove Everlast red, includes Arguello, Basilio, Buchanan, Carbajal, Chacon, Chuvalo, Corrales, Griffith, Hagler, Danny Lopez, McGuigan, Minter, Mosley, Norris, Norton, Olivares, Pryor, Leon Spinks, Starling, Stracey, Torres and Ward. If it is outside the scope of the price of a collector, autographs can be purchased only on a glove Everlast $ 85.00 each. The Everlast boxing robe, which sells for $ 275.00, includes 23 autographs and is available in the International Boxing Hall of Fame site.

Whether you are looking for an ideal holiday getaway for boxing fanatic or you're a collector looking to add to your autograph impressive collection, the International Boxing Hall of Fame is definitely worth your time.

For more information or to place an order, collectors can write to: Boxing Hall of Fame, 1 Hall of Fame Drive, Canastota, NY 13032. Or they can call 315-697-7095 or fax 315-697-5356. The International Boxing Hall of Fame can be found online at ibhof.com.