Originally posted by HappyBoxingFan
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There were few if any gumshields in the amateur sport and we wore no headgear, wither training or fighting. Of all the dozens of boxers I faced, or watched, although there may have been, I don't recall seeing anyone with a gumshield, until we got up to International level.
And dental hygiene hadn't even been heard of.
In my first league, (16 fights in all) I'm sure I was the only one with a gumshield, and it was a home-made one. The other guys used to want to look at it. And I wouldn't have even had that, if my older brother hadn't had an American friend who suggested it. They weren't sold in the sporting goods stores, and the proper material was impossible to get.
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