Boxing Gloves, worn by Gene Tunney in the Long Count Fight
date: label: date made
content: ca 1927
name: label: user
content: Tunney, Gene
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: These boxing gloves were worn by heavyweight Gene Tunney “The Fighting Marine” (1879-1978) in the 1927 title match against Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) now known as “The Long Count Fight.” Tunney had previously defeated Dempsey in a fight held in Philadelphia in 1923, called at the time the “upset of the century.”
label: Description (Brief)
content: The era's increasing acceptance of mass-entertainment, as well as fascination with the opposing public personas of the two fighters, found unprecedented interest in the rematch, held at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The fight became the first two million dollar gate in American history, and millions of listeners listened to it live over the new medium of radio. Tunney won the bout, but confusion over new rules created controversy: Dempsey's failure to follow new procedures and return to a neutral corner after knocking down Tunney in the seventh round resulted in a delayed count, apparently allowing Tunney more time to recover. The "Long Count" inspired public interest and media attention long after the event.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Boxing
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: Professional
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Alexandra T. Kelly, Erin C. MacLeod, Ann M. Tunney, Jay R. Tunney, and John V. Tunney
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.0070.01
label: accession number
content: 2011.0070
label: catalog number
content: 2011.0070.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: boxing gloves
label: Object Name
content: gloves, boxing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (part: gloves (exterior) material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (part: gloves (interior) material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (part: plaque material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (part: letter and envelope material)
label: Measurements
content: part: gloves: 11 in x 6 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 27.94 cm x 16.51 cm x 8.255 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: plaque: 3 in x 1 1/2 in x 3/4 in; 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm x 1.905 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: envelope: 5 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 8.89 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: letter: 11 in x 3 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 8.89 cm