Kayo Boxing protoypes/promos
mumu
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Anything these guys ever put out have any value? I used to work in the building they had their office in and i have a ton of sets, prototypes, and Anaheim convention promos. Anyone collect any of these at all?
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<< <i>Not a ton of value, but the 1991 (or is it 1992) set has a Michael Buffer rookie card in it. >>
LOL. His brothers rookie card might take off beyond his if the MMA keeps working out. The only cool thing about these cards are the Mike Tyson prototypes and I think theres a Lennox Lewis in the anaheim promos. At one time the Anaheim promos were worth 6-10$ a pop but like every card i own that has long since dropped.
<< <i>I always wondered if the Tyson is a legit card(for a prototype)...even though I think PSA has graded it. Maybe you have more info on it. Thanks, Mark >>
The story was Kayo was in negotiations for the rights and they assumed theyd get it and made the protype but it was left out of the final set as they fell apart and didnt get him signed. All the other cards made it into the set using the same pictures as the protos so I think they were pretty close to production when it was made. Technically I think that would make the Tyson Prototype illegal? Not sure. They were given away free so maybe that makes them legal but at the same time they were free as part of a promotion to make money so who knows.
If you mean legit as in whther Kayo really made them then I have first hand knowledge that they did as I worked in the same building that they had corporate offices in and I got all my cards from a guy who worked there. They had some pretty cool stuff in their offices, boxing memorobilia and such. Once the company went belly up they used to throw boxes of cards int he dumpster lol.
<< <i>...oh and that photo is from Tyson vs. Tillman 1990, 1st fight after 1st loss and last before jail. Tillman beat him twice in the Olympics years before. >>
Yeah I saw those fights. Tyson had not yet developed the killer instinct. Tillman definetly won but was very defensive. You could tell he knew Tyson could get lucky and knock him out at any moment but had not yet developed the technical enabling abilities. Namely his sidestepping to negotiate angles that made him so good later on.