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Black and white promotional photo of heavyweight boxer Jimmy Bivins. Image shows Bivins in white trunks, dark shoes and boxing gloves with openings at fingertips. He is standing with his legs apart and his hands on his hips on a hardwood floor, probably in a gym, with lockers and a brick and plywood wall in the background. Behind his right shoulder is another African-American man wearing shorts and a white T-shirt that says, "...CROP CORPS / CAMP WISE." Text beneath image reads: "JIMMY BIVINS, Heavyweight, Cleveland, Ohio / Manager, L. Shane, 234 Euclid Avenue / Cleveland, Ohio-----Cherry 5811 or Washington 6671"

Jimmy BivinsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Bivins (8/9/2007)James Louis Bivins (born December 6, 1919 in Dry Branch, GA) was Heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Bivins turned pro in 1940 and in 1943 defeated Lloyd Marshall to capture the "Duration" Light Heavyweight Title. Bivins was knocked down in the 7th for a 2-count, Marshall was down for nine in the 9th, and at the bell in the 12th, before being counted out in the 13th. This was the closest Bivins would come to a belt during his career. He retired in 1956 after having fought many of the notable heavyweights of the 1940's and 50's. Bivins fought a total of 112 bouts, having won 86 (KOs 31), lost 25, and drawn once. Boxing glovesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_gloves (8/9/2007)Headgear and boxing gloves are mandatory in Olympic boxing and amateur boxing.Boxing gloves are gloves fighters wear on their hands to cushion the impact during boxing. They are also used for protection from injury such as fractures and/or contusions. Unlike the classical cestus, boxing gloves protect both athletes, and were adopted as a safety improvement over earlier "bare knuckle" boxing.Boxing gloves come in different styles and weights, and are often worn over hand wraps, which help stabilize the fist area against injuries such as the eponymous boxer's fracture of the fifth metacarpal. Speed gloves are relatively light vinyl or leather mittens primarily designed to protect the athlete's hands against scrapes and contusions when doing very light "bag work" such as on a stand-mounted speed bag. Bag gloves are cushioned to protect the athlete against the progressively heavier focuses of striking other punching bags and sparring gloves are designed to protect both athletes during practice bouts. Professional fight gloves are also designed to protect both athletes, but are generally less padded than sparring gloves to reduce the protection to the opponent of the wearer. Gloves used in amateur boxing are frequently red or blue, with a white "scoring area" to help judges more easily see and record points.Because of their added weight, heavier gloves are generally considered safer, since force in physics is a measure of mass times acceleration and a more padded glove takes longer to decelerate after impact. The corresponding acceleration on the target is equally reduced. A blow to the head with a heavily padded glove is less likely to cause the sudden acceleration of the skull that causes much of the brain trauma associated with boxing injuries. Larger gloves also dissipate the force of the blow over a larger area, resulting in less injury to tissue at the site of the blow. Common weights for gloves in the United States are sixteen, twelve and eight ounces. Many athletes train with heavier gloves than they will use in competition to avoid injuring sparring partners and as a way to increase endurance.

Used: Oakland Tribune