was ted kid lewis the first to use a mouth guard?

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was ted kid lewis the first to use a mouth guard?

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well?
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That's the way the story goes.
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SteveO wrote:That's the way the story goes.
:TU: i heard that and just wondered if anyone else could back it up
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I just did a quick 'Google' search and there are several links to confirm that he was indeed the first boxer to use a mouthguard.
Here is one example: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/13656
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SteveO wrote:I just did a quick 'Google' search and there are several links to confirm that he was indeed the first boxer to use a mouthguard.
Here is one example: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/13656
:TU: cheers dude
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Jacob Marks a dentist from the East End of London(England)is credited for inventing the gum shield in the early 1900's.
He took molds of various fighters mouths.Ted Kid Lewis was the first boxer credited for"Regularly" wearing one.
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Brutu wrote:Jacob Marks a dentist from the East End of London(England)is credited for inventing the gum shield in the early 1900's.
He took molds of various fighters mouths.Ted Kid Lewis was the first boxer credited for"Regularly" wearing one.
any idea who the first to use 1 in a pro bout was?
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