Why is the sport of boxing called "boxing"?

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Why is the sport of boxing called "boxing"?

2006-11-24 08:41:41 · 2 answers · asked by hoohadaddy 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing

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because you fight in a ring which is square like a box!!!!

2006-11-24 09:02:40 · answer #1 · answered by rachie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Because it follows the Marquis of Queensberry rules of the manly art of self defense. The Marquis lived in the 1800's in England and he invented "boxing" as we know it today....true story.

2006-11-25 00:40:35 · answer #2 · answered by sportlvr45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋