When did Gloves started to get bigger exactly ?

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  1. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Do we have a timline on boxing gloves ?

    Can someone explain to me if the gloves used by someone like Sonny Liston was less padded than the ones used by Lennox Lewis or 90s boxers ?? And how much so ?

    What say you, Classic ??
     
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    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nobody ?

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    Look at this fight...
     
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    Modern athletes were growing too powerful.
     
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    This video was posted here in other topic a while ago - I really enjoyed it.
    The guy present different types of gloves that were used at different times throughout boxing's history.
     
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    Loved it.
    Did Joe Louis use 8 ounce gloves ?
    Do we have this docummented anywhere ?
     
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    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    Ali fought all his fights in 8oz gloves I believe.
     
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    Mastrangelo Active Member Full Member

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    I found this post from @Pugguy in the other topic:
     
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    I don't know much about the topic but I figure that fighters themselves requested more padded gloves over time and standards changed. I know that Holyfield requested bigger gloves for the first fight with Lewis.