British Vintage Boxing Gear – Cool As F*ck

British Vintage Boxing or BVB, are a sportswear brand which prides itself on the authentic nature of its clothes, which faithfully recreate or are inspired by begone eras of boxing, including the 50s and 60s of Henry Cooper and the 70s and 80s of Barry McGuigan. The results are quite something, garments which anyone serious about training or boxing today will absolutely delight in.

Here’s our pick of their items:

Bombardier Crewneck Sweatshirt in Navy

BVB’s Bombardier collection are an ode to ‘Bombardier’ Billy Wells, British heavyweight champion between 1911-1919. They are made from premium Jaspe marl brush sweat fabric (us neither, but sounds great), and has authentic features including a side panel, eye-lets and two-tone ribs, which give it a great fit. Shop now.

Bombardier Patch Crewneck Sweatshirt in Khaki Marl

Another design of the Bombardier, a particularly proper one, with embroidered patches about the rich boxing history of England, Scotland and Wales. Love it. Shop now.

Queensbury Jogging Bottoms in Grey Marl

Their Queensbury sweat range includes these top joggers made from super-soft brushed back fleece. Obviously the name’s inspired by the 1867 Marquess of Queensbury rules on which boxing is still based and which made gloves mandatory. Shop now.

Sir Henry Cooper Classic T-Shirt – Navy Marl

As worn by Sir Henry Cooper during his heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, indeed this polo t-shirt was specifically based on old black and white photographs of Cooper during training. Lovely stuff. Shop now.