Abstract: A hand wrap is provided for athletes with particular usefulness in the sports of boxing and football for the protection of the hands, knuckles and wrists. The wrap comprises an elongated preferably two inch wide strip of flexible woven cotton twill having a first thumb engaging loop at one end from which the wrap is trained across the palm and back across the back of the hand and the knuckles to a second thumb engaging loop. Intermediate the two thumb loops and on the initial portion to traverse the knuckles there are two spaced loops for engaging respectively the index and little fingers. The remainder of the strip is wound about the hand over the knuckles with intermediate turnings about the wrist to terminate about the wrist where the other end of the wrap is provided with a self-fastening means. Padding is preferably provided in the wrap on the initial knuckle engaging portion.