Boxers who wore tassels

Yes, the tassels seemed to go hand in hand with flashy styles. Not sure who the originator of it was. Can't believe I even thought of this, but I remember some fat Journeyman named Doug Phillips wore tassels when he fought Butterbean. Looked totally out of place on him...

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Warrior double dipped with them arm tassels. RIP Warrior. Your tassels are sorely missed!

 

Mr Templar (The Saint), I think you're ready to take credit for determining the first instance and originator of tassels in boxing. Or, we can call it Saint Pat's Theory (SPT) if you like, tested repeatedly but yet to be disproven. Perhaps we could move on to other "firsts" at the same time - like the first known instance of a "skirt" being worn in the ring? There's also ponytails to consider (ala Kostya Tszyu) - anybody remember Tong Po from Kickboxer? He would say to Kostya "That's not a ponytail, THIS is a ponytail!".

 

Welcome back Buddy.

 

Thanks Rich. You’ve been keeping well I hope.

 

Did Naseem Hamed wear them? Or am I thinking that because of his fancy trunks?

 

Sure have Buddy, thanks. I have changed to a different Dialysis Center, it is up the street, it is called Da Vita, my hours are from 10:30 am until 2:30 pm.

 

At a guess, without checking, you’d think the Prince was a good chance for wearing tassels.

Good Lord, imagine if Magic Jim Corbett wore tassels along with those trunks (vs Fitz). And I’m only talking on the boots (not elsewhere)!

 

So, much closer it sounds? All the better at every level. All the best to your health Rich.

 

Thanks my very close friend, I am sure glad that you are back Buddy.

 

Thanks Rich, back at you, always great to talk.

 

Sharmba Mitchell and Demarcus Corley

 

Of course Ali invented it and looked the best wearing them

 

Since this thread kinda also relates to “firsts”, since it seems Ali was the first to wear tassels - credit to Saint Pat, we can expand on the theme.

I’ll add that Ali was also the first to introduce the shuffle way back in 1966 vs Cleve Williams - there are several other “firsts” that could be attributed to Muhammad - but I won’t siphon the examples dry.

Across the board, I wonder what other similar type, reasonably deemed “firsts” in boxing we could reliably uphold? Perhaps a thread in its own right worthy of the subject?