Pop art boxing gloves canvas
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- Regular price€19,00
The essentials: two graffiti covered gloves under a gold crown marked pop, on a black ground spattered with red. Pink, blue and yellow lettering across the leather. Landscape format, 10 sizes from 20 × 30 cm / 8 × 12 in to 110 × 160 cm / 43 × 63 in. Frame sold separately. From €19 to €109 depending on size, free standard shipping.
The glove protects the hand, not the head
Counter-intuitive but established: the boxing glove was designed to protect the hands of the man throwing, not the skull of the man receiving. Metacarpals break easily bare knuckled, which naturally limited how often fighters went to the head before 1867.
By making the punch painless for the attacker, the glove allowed far more shots to the face. Studies on concussion regularly compare gloved and bare knuckle boxing, and the same finding comes back: more head shots landed since the glove was adopted, fewer hand injuries. Which is why headgear, not gloves, is what protects the person being hit.
What you see
Landscape format, black ground crossed by red spatter. Two gloves face each other at the centre, knuckles turned in, entirely covered in pink, blue, yellow and green lettering and tags, as if sprayed on.
Above them, a five-pointed gold crown set with coloured stones carries the word pop in yellow letters. The left glove reads love, the right one peace love with the first letter lost in the fold of the leather; the white cuffs carry free and style. From 3 m / 10 ft you read a crown and two gloves; from 1 m / 3 ft each tag becomes readable.
Technical specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Subject | Two graffiti gloves under a gold crown |
| Finish | Street art illustration, tags and spatter |
| Dominant colours | Black, red, gold, pink, blue, yellow |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Material | Cotton canvas, high definition digital print |
| Inks | Pigment based, UV resistant |
| Thickness | 3 mm / 0.12 in |
| Canvas delivery | Rolled in a protective tube, no stretcher bars |
| Frame | Frame sold separately |
| Care | Dry microfibre cloth, barely damp cloth if needed |
| Use | Indoor |
| Sizes | 20 × 30, 30 × 45, 40 × 60, 50 × 70, 60 × 90, 70 × 100, 80 × 120, 90 × 130, 100 × 150, 110 × 160 cm (8 × 12 to 43 × 63 in) |
| Price | From €19 to €109 depending on size |
| Shipping | Free standard shipping |
Worth knowing: the landscape crop makes this one of the few glove canvases that sits above a sofa without leaving gaps at the sides. Over a three-seater, 100 × 150 cm / 39 × 59 in covers two thirds of the width. Frames are sold separately: wooden frame up to 100 cm / 39 in per side, XXL wooden frame from 110 to 200 cm / 43 to 79 in, or aluminium frame in 8 finishes.
A crown and two gloves across the width
The gold crown and the two gloves carry the canvas from 30 × 45 cm / 12 × 18 in upwards. It is the tags painted on the leather that need surface: they become readable from 60 × 90 cm / 24 × 35 in. The landscape format wants a clear span — 100 × 150 cm / 39 × 59 in over a three-seater. The size chart by wall type covers the other placements room by room.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a boxing glove actually for?
It protects the hand that throws, not the head that receives. Bare knuckles break, which limited head shots before 1867; the glove made the punch painless for the attacker and multiplied shots to the face. Headgear, not gloves, protects the man being hit.
What words are written on the gloves?
The word pop in yellow on the gold crown, love on the left glove, peace love on the right one, and free and style on the white cuffs. They become readable from 60 × 90 cm / 24 × 35 in.
What size canvas should I hang above a sofa?
The working rule is about two thirds of the width of the furniture below it, centred 145 cm / 57 in from the floor. Over a 200 cm / 79 in three-seater, that means 80 × 120 cm / 31 × 47 in; over a two-seater, 60 × 90 cm / 24 × 35 in; in a hallway, 30 × 45 cm / 12 × 18 in. The full size chart by wall type is on the Ali vs Liston 1965 page.
Is this canvas landscape?
Yes, landscape on all ten sizes, from 20 × 30 cm / 8 × 12 in to 110 × 160 cm / 43 × 63 in.
Does the canvas come with a frame?
No, the canvas ships on its own, rolled in a protective tube. Frames are sold separately: wooden frame up to 100 cm / 39 in per side, XXL wooden frame from 110 to 200 cm / 43 to 79 in, or aluminium frame in 8 finishes. The wooden kits are 2.5 cm / 1 in thick and come with instructions.
How do I clean a canvas print?
A dry microfibre cloth handles almost everything. For a mark that stays, use a barely damp cloth with no detergent, wiping across the surface. No abrasive sponge, no glass cleaner.
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