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2. Cestus (boxing) - Wikipedia

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   A cestus or caestus (Classical Latin: [ˈkae̯stʊs], Ancient Greek: Kεστός) is a battle glove that was sometimes used in Roman gladiatorial events. It was based on a Greek original, which employed straps called himantes and sphirae, hard leather strips that enclosed and protected the fist and lower arm. Some cesti were fitted with studs ...

3. Cestus - Wikipedia

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   Boxing gloves used by ancient Greeks and Romans, also written Caestus [1] A girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece A marriage girdle, given by a newly married wife to her husband [ 2 ]

4. Boxing glove - Wikipedia

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   Boxing gloves usually come with either lace-ups or velcro. [11] In velcro gloves, the velcro acts as a second handwrap that adds more stability to the wrist. [12] Lace-up gloves provide a more snug and secure fit, but unlike velcro gloves, require assistance from another person to lace, and are usually wrapped with tape before the match. [13]

5. Boxing styles and technique - Wikipedia

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   Headgear is no longer mandatory in amateur and Olympic boxing. Boxing techniques utilize very forceful strikes with the hand. There are many bones in the hand, and striking surfaces without proper technique can cause serious hand injuries. Today, most trainers do not allow boxers to train and spar without hand/wrist wraps and gloves. Handwraps ...

6. How heavy are normal boxing gloves? What bigger gloves mean ...

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   News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. ... Boxing gloves typically weigh 10-ounces, but fighters can agree to wear heavier gloves for a specific fight, which are designed with ...

7. Gauntlet (glove) - Wikipedia

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   The practice of throwing a gauntlet in response to a challenge has its origins in antiquity. In Book 5 of the Aeneid, Entelus responds to the challenge of the boxer Dares by throwing his caestus (boxing glove, or gauntlet) into the boxing ring. To "throw down the gauntlet" is to issue a challenge.

8. Weight class (boxing) - Wikipedia

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   In boxing, a weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight [1] in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class ...

9. Marquess of Queensberry Rules - Wikipedia

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   The boxing code was written by John Graham Chambers, a Welshman from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and drafted in London in 1865, before being published in 1867 as "the Queensberry rules for the sport of boxing". [3] [4] At the time, boxing matches were conducted under the London Prize Ring Rules, written in 1838 and revised in 1853. Bare-knuckle ...