New York Golden Gloves
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The New York Golden Gloves is a boxing tournament considered by many boxing aficionados as one of the three most elite Golden Gloves
titles, along with the Chicago Golden Gloves
.
The tournament is also known as The New York Daily News Welfare Association's Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions or simply The New York Daily News Golden Gloves.
In the 1920s, Paul Gallico of the New York Daily News
conducted a tournament. Captain Joseph M. Patterson suggested naming it the Golden Gloves.
The regional New York and Chicago Golden Gloves Championships were the two crown jewels of the boxing mecca of the United States. Although they had Intercity matches afterwards (which were more politicized), to the individual fighters and the public there was no better achievement. In 1962, with the National Golden Gloves assuming control of the tournament, and with a growing televised economy, the general public’s emphasis progressed more towards a national championship.
The Chicago, New York and Intercity tournaments were fought in eight weight divisions: 112 lb., 118 lb., 125 lb., 135.lb., 147 lb., 160 lb., 175 lb. and heavyweight.
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
titles, along with the Chicago Golden Gloves
Chicago Golden Gloves
This amateur boxing tournament is considered by many boxing aficionados as one of the three most elite Golden Gloves titles, along with the Intercity Golden Gloves and the New York Golden Gloves. The tournament is also more formally known as the Chicago Tribune Charities Golden Gloves Tournament of...
.
The tournament is also known as The New York Daily News Welfare Association's Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions or simply The New York Daily News Golden Gloves.
In the 1920s, Paul Gallico of the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
conducted a tournament. Captain Joseph M. Patterson suggested naming it the Golden Gloves.
The regional New York and Chicago Golden Gloves Championships were the two crown jewels of the boxing mecca of the United States. Although they had Intercity matches afterwards (which were more politicized), to the individual fighters and the public there was no better achievement. In 1962, with the National Golden Gloves assuming control of the tournament, and with a growing televised economy, the general public’s emphasis progressed more towards a national championship.
The Chicago, New York and Intercity tournaments were fought in eight weight divisions: 112 lb., 118 lb., 125 lb., 135.lb., 147 lb., 160 lb., 175 lb. and heavyweight.