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1960s Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Sparring Gloves
Pair of circa 1960s black sparring gloves worn by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. These gloves were originally sourced with other personal items belonging to Carter and each bears the vintage handwritten name "Hurricane Carter" in black ink on the interior. The "Tuf-Wear" gloves, which are the heavier variety used for sparring, display moderate-to-heavy wear, but the leather remains supple. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is best known today for his unjust murder conviction in 1967, which was later overturned in 1985. Carter was a ranked middleweight contender during the early 1960s and in 1964 he fought champion Joey Giardello for the title, but lost by unanimous decision. His boxing career continued unevenly for the next two years until it was cut short in 1966 after his arrest for triple homicide in the killing of two workers and a patron at a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The case garnered great attention at the time and although the evidence against Carter appeared to be highly circumstantial, he and his "accomplice" were convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Carter always maintained his innocence and his incarceration inspired Bob Dylan to write the song "Hurricane" to help bring attention to his cause. Eventually after nearly twenty years, the case was finally overturned and Carter was set free.
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