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Old-School Horsehair Boxing Gloves

Before today's multi-layer foam gloves, horsehair was commonly used as padding inside boxing gloves.

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, professional fighters could compete in incredibly small gloves. Two-ounce gloves were used in some bouts, with four-ounce horsehair gloves later becoming commonplace. By 1929, British rules required a minimum of six ounces.

Unlike modern foam, horsehair could move and compress inside the glove, meaning the padding over the knuckles could become much thinner with use. Fighters from the 1960s and 70s still remember competing in six-ounce horsehair gloves.

One of boxing's most famous examples survives from Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) vs Henry Cooper in 1963. Ali's damaged glove split at the seam, exposing the horsehair padding inside.

Horsehair hasn't completely disappeared, it has continued to be used in some professional fight gloves, sometimes alongside modern foam.

Would you fancy fighting in a pair of old-school 4oz horsehair gloves?

#iFight #FightKitThroughTheAges #BoxingHistory #Boxing #OldSchoolBoxing #CombatSports #FightHistory #BoxingGloves #FightKit #MartialArts #iFightGlobalUK

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Before the weekly iFight Directors’ Meeting…

“Right. What fresh catastrophe are we dealing with this week?”

After the weekly iFight Directors’ Meeting…

“Excellent. We’ve successfully created six new jobs for ourselves.” 😂

Another productive week at iFight.
Strategy discussed.
Problems solved.
New ideas created.

Amanda stopped me implementing at least three ridiculous ones.

Basically, business as usual.

🌐 www.ifight.uk⁠

#iFight #CombatSports #MartialArtsBusiness #FightMatching #MartialArts StartupLife BusinessPartners BehindTheScenes DirectorsMeeting GymOwners FightPromoters

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Found this lurking in the bathroom.

Bought it cheap about six months ago and thought, I’ll use that up.

Lynx Africa. 🌍

One shower later and the smell instantly transported me back 30 years.

For a brief moment I was getting ready to hit the town in my best glad rags, absolutely convinced it was going to be a big night.

Then I got out of the shower, looked at the time and thought…

Actually, a cup of tea and a nana nap sounds fucking lovely.

Apparently Lynx Africa can take you back to 1995.

Unfortunately, it can't take your knees with you. 😂

#LynxAfrica #BackToThe90s #GettingOld #Nostalgia #StillGotIt #JustNeedsANap

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Gosh, this was 4 years ago!

#kickboxing #kickboxingtraining #iFight #ifightglobaluk

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Trying to get some work done at iFight…

Bob: “I think you'll find that's MY laptop.” 🐈‍⬛💻

Emails? ❌
Marketing? ❌
Fighter outreach? ❌

Sitting directly on the laptop and refusing to move? ✅

Apparently Bob has promoted himself to Head of IT.

Productivity has fallen dramatically, but morale is excellent. 😂🐾

#iFight #OfficeCat #WorkingFromHome #HeadOfIT #bobthecat

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Rosie thought she was doing a workout… Bob thought she wasn’t using enough weight. 😂🐈‍⬛💪

“Hold that plank, Rosie. I’ve added some resistance.”

Personal training by Bob — no excuses, no refunds. 😂

#ifight #personaltraining #resistancetraining #Bobthecat

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