Boxing Gloves worn by Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers
date: label: date made
content: 1977
label: Date of use
content: 1977-09-29
name: label: user
content: Ali, Muhammad
label: maker
content: Everlast
notes: label: Description
content: These gloves were worn by boxer Muhammad Ali (1942 - 2016) in his bout versus Earnie Shavers (1944.) The fight, held on Sept. 29, 1977 at New York City's Madision Square Garden, went the full fourteen rounds, with Ali winning via unanimous decision. The gloves were given to artist LeRoy Neiman by Ali following the fight.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Boxing
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of LeRoy Neiman Foundation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0144.12
label: serial number
content: 21086
label: accession number
content: 2019.0144
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0144.12
objectType: label: Object Name
content: gloves, boxing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: string (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: right glove: 4 in x 6 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 16.51 cm x 26.67 cm
label: Measurements
content: left glove: 4 in x 7 in x 10 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm x 25.4 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: left glove: 4 1/2 in x 7 in x 10 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 17.78 cm x 26.67 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: right glove: 4 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 18.415 cm x 26.67 cm