The sport of boxing originaed in what year and where?

Answer 1

Origins of Boxing


Boxing was originally nothing more than bare fist fighting between two willing and sometimes unwilling competitors. As a sport fighting has been around for thousands of years where it first arose in parts of Africa and Egypt before spreading to parts of Southern Europe. The Ancient Greeks, who held the belief that fighting was a game played by the Gods on Olympus, made fighting a part of the Olympic Games in 688BC.

The Romans
The Romans had a keen interest in the sport and fighting soon became a common spectator sport. In order for the fighters to protect themselves against their opponents they wrapped leather thongs around their fists. Eventually harder leather was used and the thong soon became a weapon. The Romans even introduced metal studs to the thongs to make the cestus which then led to a more sinister weapon called the myrmex (‘limb piercer’).

The Roman form of boxing was often a fight until death to please the spectators who gathered at such events. Often slaves were used against one another in a circle marked on the floor. This is where the term ring came from.

In 393AD, during the Roman gladiator period boxing was abolished due to excessive brutality. It was not until the late 17th century where boxing re-surfaced in London.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

It goes back to about the dawn of history. It is in Sumerian tales. Greek tales had it too. Helen of Troy had twin brothers. One was Castor, a great horseman. The other was Pollux or Polydeuces, the greatest boxer. On the Argonauts' voyage, Amycus of Bebycos challenged the Greeks to box. Polydeuces accepted and beat Amycus to death. In the Trojan War tale, Epeus won several boxing bouts before building the Trojan horse. Boxers wore leather thongs on their hands that might be studded with lead. Modern boxing began in Britain in the 18th Century. One of my ancestors was a champion from that period. Britain had a monopoly on boxing, so the British champ was the world champ. About 1860, an international bout was held between Tom Sayre the British champ and John Heenan the USA champ. The bout was stopped when neither man could continue. In those days, London Prize Ring Rules were used. Boxers fought with bare knuckles, a round lasted until someone was knocked down if it took all day, a man lost if he was unable to return to "toe the mark" and continue fighting. John L. Sullivan, the Boston Strong Boy, was the last champ under London Prize Ring Rules and also the first under Marquess of Queensberry Rules. The new rules have boxers wearing padded leather gloves, a round lasts three minutes, a one minute rest is between each round, and a man loses if he cannot continue fighting before the referee counts to ten. At first, boxers fought until someone was KO'd, e.g. I think Sullivan lost to "Gentleman Jim" Corbett in the 22nd round. By now, there are set numbers of rounds.

Answer 3

From Wikipedia:

"Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC."

Answer 4

Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC.

Answer 5

Boxing is explained in a easy way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing

Answer 6

I know the Greeks did it. It probably originated in Greece or Macedonia.

Answer 7

I don't know what year..But it started with bare fisted fighting.John Sullivan was the champ back then.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

rome before christ

Answer 10

no idea!!