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I have looked but I cant find even a replica belt. Would be such a great belt to have in the house.
Does anyone know where to buy one? I have tried ebay - none there , only American wrestling belts. How much would a real one cost? If only I could win one.

boxbet wrote:I have looked but I cant find even a replica belt. Would be such a great belt to have in the house.
Does anyone know where to buy one? I have tried ebay - none there , only American wrestling belts. How much would a real one cost? If only I could win one.

Lonsdale belts are only won, i don't think that any replica belts are authorised. As for cost of one in an auction , it would depend on who was the boxer who won the belt.
But you will be looking at least a couple of grand IMO, and thats on the cheap side.

If you are interested then look out for sport auctions at houses like Bonhams or such like

Even Bobby Vanzies made over 5k recently on ebay, so it would be virtually impossible now that price has been set to get one for much cheaper than that unless you knew a fighter that had one and was willing to sell directly to you.

What is the gold part of the belt made of and will it tarnish with time?

boxbet wrote:What is the gold part of the belt made of and will it tarnish with time?

Probably Gold plated on brass or something now,i think they used to be solid gold..... You looking to make one?

what a phony thing to have in your house!
get out on the road and starting earning one the only way it should be done.

Years ago I used to work with someone who's dad was a bit of a crook. This lad's dad used to drink in the same pub as Alan Rudkin, who sadly had fallen on hard times.

This crook offered Alan £10,000 for his Lonsdale belt. Thankfully Alan turned it down.

Boxingnut wrote:Years ago I used to work with someone who's dad was a bit of a crook. This lad's dad used to drink in the same pub as Alan Rudkin, who sadly had fallen on hard times.

This crook offered Alan £10,000 for his Lonsdale belt. Thankfully Alan turned it down.

He should have took the money.

I'm glad he never. Money shouldn't be able to buy everything.

i do hope alan still has the belt displayed proudly in his house. he got it the right way.

harrygreb wrote:i do hope alan still has the belt displayed proudly in his house. he got it the right way.

recent sale show the value of these sought after belts, Tancy Lee (first person to defeat Wilde) featherweight belt sold for £19,000.

Randy Turpin's Lonsdale belt was sold at auction for £23,000 a few years back. I would imagine even a belt from a much lesser known fighter would still fetch no less than £5,000.

So how much you willing to pay

Looks like I will have to go to an auction and see what happens, cant imagine paying more than a few grand for one though.

looks like i was right, dust off your old gloves mister

The belt is crafted from gold and porcelain and is therefore very expensive to produce.

Billy Wells

"Bombardier" Billy Wells from London's East End was the first British Heavyweight to win the Lonsdale Belt back in 1911 where he defeated Ian Hague with a knockout in the sixth round.

He defended the title thirteen times, a record that stood for many years, before losing against Joe Beckett in February 1919. The Lonsdale Belt that he won was the original heavyweight belt and is crafted from 22 carat gold unlike later belts.

BBC London have managed to track down this historic belt and we can exclusively reveal that the Belt is kept at The Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, South East London. The belt however is not on display to the general public.


The original Heavyweight Lonsdale Belt won by Bombardier Billy Wells in 1911.

How much carat is the belts now?

Ive been told by the people that pay for them they are £3000 and are goldplated

A Friend of mine won one in the Super-featherweight category and I've held it. The gold parts are solid 9carat gold.

I think Terry D has one, hasn't he?

Freddie Gilroy's was supposedly 'stolen' or left on a bus he was riding in a drunken state - or perhaps he sold it off, who knows.

I remember asking a long time ago about the 'tracing' or where abouts of Lonsdale Belts...now the thing I was thinking was that I'm sure most belts were kept in good, safe places by the holders and or their families, but what of the odd one that may have been held by, shall we say an un-refined fighter and his family...surely many of them would have been sold on or stolen(?).

anyhow be nice to trace a bunch, be they in the hands of collectors, or dealers or Pubs even, that one could view them.

use to be the most sought after belt in the sport, for value that is, 1909 til about the 50s or something!

Why would you want to buy one?

You wouldnt have one it, so whats the point

JDC wrote:Why would you want to buy one?

You wouldnt have one it, so whats the point

Depends if he's collecting. I do. I came close to buying Hatton's IBO replica and DLH WBC Welterweight belt last year.

Chickened out at the last minute.

Ronnie Claytons Lonsdale belt sold for £2,938 in 2006 auction at Bonhams, so its not always a big price for them