Using the gloves to turn a shilling or a crown: gloved sparring in the late eighteenth to mid- nineteenth century
A history of gloved exhibition boxing in Ireland. By Ray Esten In devotion to Simon Byrne and his kin -the battling kind …
Scrapping: The Early Years – Dublin Boxing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
By Ray Esten In memory of Darren Sutherland, a life too short Rebirth We often assume that modern boxing has its origins …