Boxing Ringside Bell Used Tyson Holyfield Finally Fight Nov 6 1996 MGM Grand

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This is the ringside bell used in the "FINALLY Tyson vs Holyfield" fight, November 6th 1996. Craig Slayton, who worked audio for television for 40 plus years, was an on site, ringside audio engineer for this fight. When the fight ended he noticed the bell sitting on a nearby table, loaded it into one of his road cases and brought it home as a souvenir, it sat in his collection until his death, September 7th 2021. This is the story as recounted by his best friend of whom I bought the bell from as it was told to him by Craig. I have no COA as this is nearly impossible to authenticate in that fashion, personally I have no reason not to believe the story and I can't think of a reason why Craig would have made it up. Included in the auction is his laminate for the fight (see photos).
Craig's obituary:
https://www.jekeevermortuary.com/obituary/craig-slayton
Craig Slayton, 71, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 in Cedar Hill, Texas.
Craig was born on March 15, 1950, to Mark E. Slayton, Sr., and Clara Dean “Sally” (Haynes) Slayton.  Craig grew up in Ennis and attended Ennis High School before transferring to Palmer High School where he graduated in 1968.  Craig attended Elkins Tech during which time he started work for KLIF Radio Station in Dallas.  He later worked for KRLD, and KAFM. He moved to El Paso where he also worked for various stations in that area.  Later Craig moved to Los Angeles where he worked at several radio stations and also did audio for the sit-com The Golden Girls.  While he lived in the Los Angeles area, he also worked for the Olympic games doing Audio Tech Designs.  He was fortunate enough to do the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, the 1990 Olympics in Seattle, the 1994 Olympics in Norway, 1996 the Olympics in Atlanta and the 1998 Olympics in Japan.  Craig had a long career of working for many professional sports teams doing audio design and traveling the world.  Craig worked for CBS Radio in Dallas from 2006 until his retirement in 2017.
Craig was a member of the Christian Church, and Sons of the Texas Confederacy and the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.  He loved music of all kinds, but his favorite was what he called Sunshine Pop.
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