1950 Ring Magazine Heavyweight Championship Belt awarded to Ezzard Charles
date: label: Date
content: 1950
name: label: Issued by
content: Ring Magazine, American, founded 1922
label: Received by
content: Ezzard Mack Charles, American, 1921 - 1975
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: 1950 Ring Magazine Heavyweight Championship Belt awarded to Ezzard Charles. Elasticated belt consisting of bands of red, white and blue fabric over gold backing. Both ends are leather with three straps and three buckles for fastening. Large central brass plate and three smaller plates on either side all depicted with right facing eagles on top. Center plate reads [The RING / MAGAZINE / AWARD / WORLD / HEAVYWEIGHT / CHAMPIONSHIP / WON BY / EZZARD CHARLES]. The three plates to the left read [DEFEATED / JOE WALCOTT / 15 ROUNDS N.B.A. TITLE / JUNE 22, 1949 / IN / CHICAGO], [KNOCKED OUT / GUS LESNEVICH / 7 ROUNDS / AUG. 10, 1949 / IN / NEW YORK], and [DEFEATED / JOE LOUIS / IN / 15 ROUNDS]. The three plates to the right read [AT / YANKEE STADIUM / NEW YORK / SEPT. 27, / 1950] (plate is continuation of plate on other side of center plate), [KNOCKED OUT / PATVALENTINO / 8 ROUND / OCT 14 1949 / IN SAN FRANCISCO], and [KNOCKED OUT / FREDDY BESHORE / 14 ROUNDS / AUG 15, 1950 / IN / BUFFALO].
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah Charles in loving memory of Ezzard Charles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.28.1
objectType: label: Type
content: belts (costume accessories)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth , leather , brass (alloy) , enamel , elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 11/16 × 43 5/16 × 1 in. (17 × 110 × 2.5 cm)