Ali's infamous 'phantom punch' gloves fetch close to 1 mln dollars at NY auction

Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali's infamous 'phantom punch' gloves, which he was wearing when he controversially knocked out Sonny Liston, along with those of his opponent, have fetched close to a million dollars at an auction in New York.

Ali, who was then known as Cassius Clay, struck down his opponent after two minutes of the first round in a rematch in 1965 in Maine, the Independent reported.

Ali's punch was so quick that many questioned whether it had landed at all, and there were some suggestions of a fix.

An anonymous bidder bought the gloves for 9,56,000 dollars, the report added.