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2. Boxing glove - Wikipedia

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   A pair of velcro sparring gloves. Boxing gloves are cushioned gloves that fighters wear on their hands during boxing matches and practices. Unlike "fist-load weapons" (such as the ancient cestus) which were designed as a lethal weapon, modern boxing gloves are non-lethal, designed to protect both the opponent's head and the fighter's hand during a bout.

3. Boxing training - Wikipedia

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   Generally weigh much more than professional fight gloves (16 oz.) in order to cushion blows and accustom boxers to added weights. Headgear: Used to protect boxers from soft tissue damage, (bruises, cuts, etc.), during sparring - also used in competition in amateur boxing. Headgear offers no protection from the effects of hard punches (stunning ...

4. MMA gloves - Wikipedia

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   A pair of standard MMA gloves. MMA gloves or grappling gloves are small, open-fingered gloves optionally used in mixed martial arts bouts. They usually have around 4–6 oz (110–170 g) of padding and are designed to provide some protection to the person wearing the glove, but leave the fingers available for grappling maneuvers such as clinch fighting and submissions.

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. Everlast (brand) - Wikipedia

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   It subsequently sponsored Roberto Durán, Joe Frazier, Marvin Hagler, Larry Holmes, Sugar Ray Leonard, and in particular Muhammad Ali and became the most recognizable boxing brand. [ 3 ] Golomb died in the 1950s and was succeeded as head of the company by his son Daniel, [ 1 ] who made the Everlast logo on the company's boxing gloves larger to ...

7. Headgear (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   In 1984, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) began to mandate the use of headguards in all amateur matches at the national, continental and international levels. [1] In March 2013, the association announced that it would end the use of headgear in senior men's boxing (19–40 years old), while remaining mandatory for women and junior men.

8. Mixed martial arts in Canada - Wikipedia

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   Section 83(2) of the Canadian Criminal Code deemed that only boxing matches where only fists are used are considered legal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However most provinces regulated it by a provincial athletic commission (skirting S. 83(2) by classifying MMA as "mixed boxing"), [ 3 ] such as the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, [ 4 ] Nova Scotia, Quebec, and ...

9. Shadowboxing - Wikipedia

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   Bruce Lee was often seen practicing his kicks in front of a mirror in his films, and he incorporated other concepts from boxing into his Jeet Kune Do style such as footwork and live sparring. Shadowboxing with swords and other weapons, referred to as a floryshe, is a major training tool among Historical European Martial Arts groups such as the ...