No Boxing No Life beanie

A monogram that reads both ways

The mark printed under the lettering is the personal monogram of Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez, a C and an A interlocked into a single angular shape with pointed ends. The C reads on the left, the A overlays the centre.

That kind of mark belongs to a precise tradition in the sport: the fighter becomes his own sign. The monogram turns up on the shorts, on the gloves, on the ring-walk kit, and ends up on what the crowd wears - to the point of being recognised with no name written beside it. That is exactly what is happening here: the mark sits at the foot of the label, and the boxer's name appears nowhere on it.

What is on the beanie

Vertical ribbed knit, wide cuff. The white label is stitched at the centre of the cuff. The lettering runs over three serif lines: NO small at the top, BOXING large, then NO LIFE with two black stars either side. The CA monogram takes the bottom, in black.

On the navy, the white ground of the label picks up a lavender cast against the dark knit. On the light grey and the grey, the label sits closer to the knit and it is the black lettering that carries the reading.

Technical specifications

The tip: the lettering being black on white, it stays readable at three metres on all four colours. If you want the sharpest contrast between label and knit, take the black or the navy.

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• Aztec Mexican - Sun Stone on green, white and red - if you want the Mexican angle.

Going further

• the full boxing beanie collection - 19 models in one size.
• The other headwear: boxing caps with a curved peak or snapback.
• The rest of the wardrobe: boxing hoodies, t-shirts and boxing shorts.

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