HISTORY OF BOXING

• The history of boxing has its origin in the form of hand to hand combat practiced in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
• In the boxing history, the first recorded public spectacle began in 18th century England.
• Early boxing matches were fought bare knuckles and were no holds barred contests that included wrestling.
• Then, a circle of spectators formed the "ring" and there was no referee, no rounds, and no time limit. It was a brutal affair.
• For many decades there were no consideration to the weight of opponents and there was no official recognition of champions or challengers.
• The first recognized champion in the history of boxing was James Figg. He built his Amphitheatre and in 1719 he became the first recognized "boxing champion" in boxing history.

BOXING IN OLYMPICS

• Boxing was introduced in Summer Olympics in 1904.
• In 1912 Summer Olympics (Stockholm), boxing was omitted because Swedish law banned the sport at the time.
• Currently there are 11 Olympic weight classes.
• Until 1936, weights in Olympcs were measured in pounds, and from 1948 onwards, it is measured in kilograms.
BOXING TIPS


• Basically there are 3 accepted boxing styles that are used to define fighters. These are the in-fighter, the out-fighter and the brawler.
• In Boxing there are 4 basic punches, the Jab, Cross, Hook and Uppercut.


BOXING HALL OF FAME

There are two internationally recognized boxing hall of fames. They are as cited below:
• The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) founded in 1989.
• The World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF) founded in 1980 by Everett L. Sanders.


BOXING TIT-BITS


• London Prize Ring rules was the first boxing rules. It was introduced by heavyweight champion Jack Broughton in 1743 to protect fighters in the ring where deaths sometimes occurred.
• The boxing has four punches namely the Jab, Cross, Hook and Uppercut.