Ticket to a championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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..."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 28, 1976
• Printed by: Arcus - Simplex - Brown, Inc., American, founded 1945
• Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
• Subject of: Ken Norton, American, born 1943
• Subject of: New York State Athletic Commission, American, founded 1920
• Subject of: Madison Square Garden Boxing, Inc., American
• Subject of: Yankee Stadium, American, 1923 - 2008
• Type: tickets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 1 3/4 x 6 in. (4.4 x 15.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Boxing
• Topic: Sports
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2013.219.4
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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