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A boxer and a rooster in a Roman mosaic of first century AD at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Boxing was a popular spectator sport in Ancient Rome. [19] Fighters protected their knuckles with leather strips wrapped around their fists. Eventually harder leather was used and the strips became a weapon.
The National Boxing Association (NBA) was organized in 1921. In 1962, the organization was renamed the World Boxing Association (WBA). The WBC was organized in 1963. The IBF, which was founded in 1983 by the members of the United States Boxing Association after the USBA withdrew from membership in the WBA. The WBO, founded in 1988.
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory authority to guarantee the fighters' safety.
This category is for terms used in or derived from the sport of boxing. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. B.
In boxing and kickboxing, a knockout is usually awarded when one participant falls to the canvas and is unable to rise to their feet within a specified period of time, typically because of exhaustion, pain, disorientation, or unconsciousness. For example, if a boxer is knocked down and is unable to continue the fight within a ten-second count ...
Journeymen players are usually distinguished from an elite or "star" player. Quirk and Fort [ 4 ] note that the concerns of journeymen players and superstars, with respect to contract and other negotiations, differ: Superstars are concerned with the preservation of their rights to be free agents, whilst journeymen players are concerned with ...
Boxing: (A person or thing) of little importance, consequence, intelligence or ability. In boxing, it is a weight class for boxers weighing between 130 and 135 pounds (59.0 and 61.2 kg). OED cites boxing usage to 1823, figurative usage to 1885. [46] low blow Boxing: An unscrupulous or unfair attack, action, or insult. Refers to an illegal blow ...
Outside of boxing and politics, Pacquiao was the head coach and a player for the Philippine Basketball Association team Kia/Mahindra for three seasons from 2014 to 2017, before founding the semi-professional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. He has also starred in films and has presented television shows.