Boxing History
The History Of Boxing The origin of boxing dates back to early 4000 B.C, and it only got bigger from there. From fighting for freedom to fighting for sport, “the manly art of self defence,”(Whitecollarboxing.com), boxing has become one of the biggest sports in the world. It has evolved over time like any sport from rules to equipment, but it kept the structure of the original flatline.
Every fight was balanced by weight and size, that way no one was at a disadvantage. The winner was decided by a court of scoring judges, also known as decision, the referee or by knockout. Each match consist of ten minute rounds for 4-15 round for each match; most championship matches are 10-12 rounds. The only fundamentals of the sport that remained the same as it was generations ago were the basic rules for a fair fight. Keeping a clean fight is good for any proper fight, no eye gouging, no biting, no kicking,no headbutting, and no punching in the back of the head or kidneys. They aren’t very hard to follow, but no one knows the contestant’s intentions.
Rules weren’t the only thing that changed, equipment as much and the rules are important to the sport of boxing. From bare fists in Egypt, to regulation gloves in modern day Vegas equipment has played a big role in boxing and safety. Revolutionizing the world of boxing, “In …show more content…
Over the course of the history of boxing, boxing relied on views and tickets for fights. Boxing was never as big as it is until it was televised worldwide. Now, boxing has made an uprise with views and income. “The fight with the highest income in history was in may of 2015, which was the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, with a total of $410 million dollars.” (www.totalsportek.com) Not only was it the highest income for a boxing match, but it was also a benchmark as the number one paid program for
Every fight was balanced by weight and size, that way no one was at a disadvantage. The winner was decided by a court of scoring judges, also known as decision, the referee or by knockout. Each match consist of ten minute rounds for 4-15 round for each match; most championship matches are 10-12 rounds. The only fundamentals of the sport that remained the same as it was generations ago were the basic rules for a fair fight. Keeping a clean fight is good for any proper fight, no eye gouging, no biting, no kicking,no headbutting, and no punching in the back of the head or kidneys. They aren’t very hard to follow, but no one knows the contestant’s intentions.
Rules weren’t the only thing that changed, equipment as much and the rules are important to the sport of boxing. From bare fists in Egypt, to regulation gloves in modern day Vegas equipment has played a big role in boxing and safety. Revolutionizing the world of boxing, “In …show more content…
Over the course of the history of boxing, boxing relied on views and tickets for fights. Boxing was never as big as it is until it was televised worldwide. Now, boxing has made an uprise with views and income. “The fight with the highest income in history was in may of 2015, which was the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, with a total of $410 million dollars.” (www.totalsportek.com) Not only was it the highest income for a boxing match, but it was also a benchmark as the number one paid program for