Ticket to a championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton
- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Printed by
- Arcus - Simplex - Brown, Inc., American, founded 1945
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Norton, Ken, American, born 1943
- New York State Athletic Commission, American, founded 1920
- Madison Square Garden Boxing, Inc., American
- Yankee Stadium, American, 1923 - 2008
- Date
- September 28, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 3/4 x 6 in. (4.4 x 15.2 cm)
- Description
- Ticket to the World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton. The ticket is white with red, blue and black text. The text appears both horizontally and vertically on the ticket. Pictured in blue ink on the left side of the ticket is Muhammad Ali standing with his boxing gloves raised. Pictured in blue ink on the right side of the ticket is Ken Norton with his boxing gloves raised. The text at center begins "MADISON SQUARE GARDEN BOXING, INC. / PRESENTS / MUHAMMAD ALI / CHAMPION..."
- Place depicted
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- tickets
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Sports
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.219.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.