The Legacy Is Back

Frank Flores established Flores Boxing Gloves in San Francisco in the 1920s. Since its creation over a century ago, the family trade has been passed down from Frank Flores to his son Ray Flores, and then to his nephew Dan Mosby. They created one of the most iconic American-made boxing gloves in boxing history. Worn by prize fighters throughout boxing’s golden era and pursued internationally by enthusiasts and collectors, Flores boxing gloves embody the gold standard in American craftsmanship and are defined by a custom, handmade approach for every fighter.

Flores boxing gloves are back and ready to win in the ring.

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A pair of brown leather FLORES gloves hanging by their laces against a dark charcoal ground, the cream FLORES San Francisco California cuff label facing the camera.

Established: 1920s, San Francisco
Patterns Held: 64, Hand-Cut
Machines: Singer, 1916 & 1952
Hands: Frank, Ray, Dan

Made to orderSan Francisco, CaliforniaEst. 1920sSixty-four patternsHand-stitchedThree generations

A Family Business

Sixty-four hand-cut patterns, a horsehair packing worked in by hand, welted seams and the triple-cuff wrist. None of it is written down anywhere. It was taught at the bench, one pair at a time, from Frank to Ray and from Ray to Dan — which is the only reason it still exists.

Two Singers — a 1916 that Frank learned on at Sol Levinson’s shop in San Francisco, and a 1952 that joined it. Between them they sewed every pair of FLORES gloves ever made, and they both still run. The rest of the bench survives with them: formers, awls, edge irons, punches, shears and mallets.

What never left the shop. Finished pairs and original materials the family held back rather than sold off, kept intact through three generations. They are the reference every new commission is measured against.

A worn pair of black FLORES gloves hanging by a cotton cord against a black ground, red piping showing along the seams and the FLORES label lettered in navy.

Construction

Old-School By Design

01

Horsehair,
Packed By Hand

Pure horsehair, or a broken-in horsehair and layered-foam combination over the knuckles. Compact, and unmistakably a puncher’s profile.
02

Full-Grain
Cowhide

Premium and thick, with robust double-stitching and welted seams — the reason forty-year-old pairs still hold their shape.
03

The Triple
Cuff

The signature padded design, closed with flat cotton-twill ribbon laces, alongside a deeply curved attached thumb compartment.
04

Cotton Twill
Canvas

A traditional liner. Unlike modern synthetic wicking liners it absorbs sweat naturally — and asks for a long, patient dry.

Lineage

Three Hands, One Shop

1920s

Frank Flores

Learns the trade on a 1916 Singer at Sol Levinson’s shop in San Francisco, then establishes the brand. That machine, and a 1952 Singer that joined it, sewed every pair of FLORES gloves ever made.
1950s–70s

Ray Flores

Frank’s son works out of Burlingame and San Francisco, sharpening the pattern set and the hand. The gloves become the trusted choice in major title fights — known to win in the ring.
Today

Dan Mosby

Ray’s nephew continues to make the Flores boxing gloves for champions. He holds the patterns, the tools and the machines intact — the whole shop, preserved rather than sold off. The tradition has run unbroken for more than seventy-five years, and the brand is back and locked in.

Worn By

The Fight Card

Laced on for major title bouts through the 1950s, 60s and 70s — and by fighters who came after.

Joe Louis1934–1951
Sugar Ray Robinson1940–1965
Gene Fullmer1951–1963
Sonny Liston1953–1970
Muhammad Ali1960–1981
Mando Ramos1965–1975
George Foreman1969–1997
Julio César Chávez1980–2005
Mike Tyson1985–2005
Evander Holyfield1984–2011
Little Red LopezSigned Photograph In The Collection

The cover of Sports Illustrated, December 15, 1975 — George Foreman in a fighting stance wearing red RAY FLORES gloves, under the headline I Want Ali Again. — George Foreman on the cover of *Sports Illustrated*, December 15, 1975 — in RAY FLORES gloves.

Cover image © Sports Illustrated. Reproduced here as a record of the gloves in use; all rights remain with the publisher.

Mike Tyson in a training stance, gloves raised, from a period press feature. — Mike Tyson, in training — from the family’s press file.

Press photograph reproduced as a record of the era; rights remain with the original copyright holder.

Chicago, circa 1952 — Bobo Olson vs. Sugar Ray Robinson. Dated as the print itself is dated.

The Archive

The Shop, Intact

Original patterns, sewing machines, tools and techniques — preserved throughout history to deliver a high-quality luxury brand of boxing gloves. Authentic and one-of-a-kind.