The History Of Boxing

Fist fighting was a game played by gods according to ancient Greek beliefs ("The History of Boxing. Web. 25 Mar). In the earliest Olympics, Roman athletes competed with each other without any rules related to weight differences or a referee to interrupt. In order for the match to end, one of the fighters should be knocked-out or he should raise his hand as a sign for capitulation. ("boxing: Early History | Infoplease.com.Web. 23 Mar. 2013.)

Romans were interested in the sport of boxing that made it the favorite sport for the audience to watch. Fighters used to protect themselves by wrapping leather strips around their fists; and to insure enthusiasm during the match, Romans added metal studs to the strips that made it a brutal and a savage sport to please the audience. (Holland, Gary.Web. 23 Mar. 2013.)

At the end of the Roman Empire, boxing suddenly vanished; however, it started to appear again in the 17^th century in England. In the year 1880, the 1^st officially amateur match was held with only 5 weight classes to be contested.  After that boxing competitions appeared for the first time in 1908 at the Olympic games of St. Louis USA, where the Americans had the biggest share of all the medals. (" Equipment and History ." Olympics | Olympic Medal)

So through the years of boxing history, many related things to it have been changed such as, fighting and teaching techniques, as well ring rules; especially in 1866, the game development was more recognizable as the modern era of boxing thanks to the Marquess of Queensberry who implemented a set of new rules which are named after him. 

These rules introduced the three-minutes boxing match, wrestling prohibition and finally fighting using gloves. After that, revolutionary changes were done by John Douglas the founder of modern day boxing in 1865; he participated in a Systematic Game of Boxing which is related to 12 fixed rules with the most notable ones like approved standards of boxing gloves. ("History Of Boxing." History Of Boxing. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013.) 

Modern boxing has a huge effect on changing the sport history. As the game developed, it created strict and clear rules in time. Nowadays we have amateur boxing and professional boxing. Amateur boxers are not allowed to be paid to fight; as well this type of boxing requires wearing safety fighting gear which mostly protects the head from heavy punches. This type of boxing is involved with the Olympic Games and different related events.

Professional boxing is the type where fighters are paid to fight. Safety fighting gear is not allowed during the match. Unlike the participation of amateur boxing in the Olympic Games, professional boxing has its own championship of different categories of weights; as well it contains 12 rounds of 3 minutes each.

The highest award for professional boxers is the world championship belt. Today there are four main organizations like World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO).

Boxing in the 21 century became one of the most popular games that gathered millions of dollars History of Boxing | iSport.com." Boxing | iSport.com.

The popularity of the game refers to many well-known fighters such as Mohammed Ali the African American heavyweight champion during the 1960’s; he won 56 out of 61 matches, as well Mike Tyson who was known as one of the best boxers of all time. During his journey of boxing, Mike won 50 matches out of 58; 44 of his wins were ended by a knock-out. Deb, Biplob kishore. "Top 10 Greatest Boxers of All Time.

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