Golden Gloves

The Golden Gloves is an annual competition for amateur boxing in the United States. The contest is sponsored and controlled by the Golden Gloves Association of America, Inc. Each state tends to have its own Golden Gloves competitions and the state winners then compete in the national competition, called the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions.

Related Topics:
Boxing - United States

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Not to be confused with baseball's Gold Glove Award award for excellent defensive players.

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Other countries have similar amateur boxing awards, such as Mexico's Guantes De Oro (literally "Golden Gloves" in Spanish).

Related Topics:
Mexico - Guantes De Oro - Spanish

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Notable Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions winners include:

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• Cassius Clay
• Oscar De La Hoya
• George Foreman
• Joe Frazier
• Evander Holyfield
• Roy Jones Jr.
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Joe Louis
• Rocky Marciano
• Michael Spinks
• Mike Tyson

Notable Golden Gloves winners for the state of New York include:

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• Riddick Bowe
• Mark Breland
• Gerry Cooney
• Chris Eubank
• Emile Griffith
• Kevin Kelley
• Dennis Milton
• Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
• Floyd Patterson
• Alex Ramos
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Kevin Rooney
• Mike Tyson
 
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