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Have a look at the story in the link below.

It makes interesting reading! And a good looking belt too! Pity I can't afford £30,000

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/1 ... r_auction/

Made of real gold in those days too

I reckon it will do quite well because it is pretty rare for one to come on the market and they will always generate considerable interest regardless of whose belt it was.

I would absolutely fornicating love to own that belt.the only slight problem is that I'd have as much problem raising 30 large than I would of winning the fornicating thing myself

johnnygreaves wrote:I would absolutely effing love to own that belt.the only slight problem is that I'd have as much problem raising 30 large than I would of winning the effing thing myself

john mate i heard you still aint opened your first wage package from boxing

I think Bobbie Vanzie only had 4k for his

theres a lonsdale belt on display over london docklands museum won by a fella called johny brown 1923 who whent to live in south africa from what i remember when i whent there and it is beautiful i must of stood there looking at for 30 mins ide love to own one of them what must it feel like to win one

It didn't sell.
It is the 9ct gold version though.
Bobbie's was the modern version - non precious metal.

MachoMan09 wrote:

Parson Cross wrote:It didn't sell.

As I suspected. It was overpriced for the current market.

Anyone know what it reached? I would of bid but I found out too late

it didnt make the reserve of £30,000,no doubt that belt will end up across the pond by a collector. i dont know why the bbboc wont buy it and keep it here

They ain't got 30k to spare !

Lonsdale belt was stolen in Burnham recently I believe it was from 1937

cam2010 wrote:Lonsdale belt was stolen in Burnham recently I believe it was from 1937

It was Jack Petersons and featured on Crimewatch Roadshow today.