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Gloves


1970 Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh vs. England, Brisbane

1947 Rodney Marsh, cricketer, AKA "Iron Gloves" AKA "Bacchus" Kept wickets

1936 Shortest boxing bout with gloves lasts only 10 seconds

1935 Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves

1927 1st golden gloves tournament

1885 Boxing's 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves and 3-minute rounds fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey

1818 2 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves



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