who invented or created doing mitts ?

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  1. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    I remember long ago hearing that it was good'ol manny steward, but hard to believe no one did mitts before that....crazy
     
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  2. jas

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    Trainers didn't even use their bare hands as mitts before manny steward?
     
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  3. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    ttt
     
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  4. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I hurd it wuz Jack Johnson.
     
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  5. Super Hans

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    I believe Enzo Calzaghe was the man behind it
     
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  6. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Naw. That was a face guard protecting you from scratches. :yep
     
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  7. The Peasant

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    Pythagoras
     
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  8. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    According to *******s it was coach Freddy and PAC invented the southpaw stance
     
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  9. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

    and the manila ice !!!
     
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  10. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl
     
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  11. TJ Max

    TJ Max Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Manny Steward didn't invent it. He said that most fighter's back in the day didn't use mitts.

    Including Ray Robinson. It's just another tool.

    You don't necessarily need them as long as you got the double end bag, heavy bag, and smart sparring partners.

    Sometimes, you might be teaching your students bad habits and not even know it.
     
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  12. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don't know who started that. We used them back as far as 1978. You could buy them at a boxing supply store.
     
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  13. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Old fighters didn't use 'mitts'. First two times I saw it was Goody Petronelli with Marvin Hagler but he wasn't using 'mitts' he was using a pair of 22 oz gloves put on backwards for Marvin to hit.

    The other was Victor Valle using 2 actual baseball catchers mitts with Gerry Cooney.

    This whole 'mitt' obsession didn't exist.
     
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