“The cumbersome boxing glove superseded” (Punch Magazine, September 4, 1869)

• Originally published on the Bartitsu.org site on Sunday, 6th November 2016

Cartoonist George du Maurier offers a helpful suggestion for boxers.  The caption reads:

Sparring without pain or loss of temper – the cumbersome boxing-glove superseded.

For more on this topic, see The Eccentric Evolution of Boxing Armour.