The Split, 1971 — Heavyweight Hoodie — Vintage Black — CMD&C

Product: Oversized boxy heavyweight hoodie
Brand: CMD&C (Command & Create)
Colorway: Vintage Black
Material: 460GSM organic cotton
Construction: Oversized, Kangaroo Pocket, Double-Stitched Shoulders
Origin: Portugal (WATC Studio blank)
Print method: Neenah Jet-Pro Soft Stretch Heat Transfer Paper
Edition: Limited production run, no restocks
Price: $165

The Split, 1971 is a halftone archive print of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier — rendered at the moment of confrontation before their first fight, March 8, 1971, Madison Square Garden, New York City.

This was not just a boxing match. It was the most culturally contested sporting event in American history. Two undefeated heavyweights. One undisputed heavyweight title. A Black community genuinely divided on who should carry their image into the ring.

Ali represented the counterculture, draft resistance, Black pride as defiance. Frazier represented the working man, the quiet grinder, the one who earned it without saying a word. The fight was a proxy for something larger than sport — and both men knew it.

The graphic is a halftone treatment set against a graffiti field in cyan, magenta, lime, and red. The vintage black base pulls the neon field forward and lets the sepia halftone tones of both men hold their weight. It reads like a museum print. It wears like something you found.

This is not a boxing graphic. It is an archive.