Since 1923, the Chicago Golden Gloves boxing tournament has been a tradition in Chicago since 1923. Over the past 80 years boxing superstars Cassius Clay, Joe Louis, Sonny Liston, to name a few, have taken home the prestigious "Chicago Golden Gloves Champion" title. Chicago Golden Gloves Charities "believes that training in boxing instills a sense of self-respect and accomplishment in the youth of our community who, at this impressionable age, are choosing their path in life. Thousands of young men, and now some young women, have learned discipline, self-esteem and how to realize goals through daily training at various boxing clubs throughout greater Chicagoland."