Rare Ray Flores Black Leather Boxing Gloves c.1950
$1,195
ABOUT
Rare Ray Flores black leather boxing gloves with white leather thumbs. Original Ray Flores label and original drawer strings. Filled with horse hair. The leather is very soft and in good condition.
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CREATOR Ray Flores, Burlingame, Ca.
- DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950-1960.
- MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Leather, Horse Hair.
- CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
- DIMENSIONS H 10.5 in. x W 6 in. x D 7 in.
HISTORY
Ray Flores was a pro boxer in 1928 and 1929. Later, he became a boxing referee and west coast boxing glove maker. Flores supplied the fight gloves worn in championship bouts of the 1950's and 1960's. Sugar "Ray" Robinson, Carl "Bobo" Olson and Sonny Liston wore Flores gloves.
