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  2. Boxing - Wikipedia

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    Boxing [b] is a combat sport and martial art. [1] Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time.

  3. Ancient Greek boxing - Wikipedia

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    The form of boxing in the Roman Empire was called pugilatus, from pugnus, "fist" (Greek pygme). Greek influence came through the Etruscans. Boxing was a very popular sport until it was banned around 400 CE by Theodosius the Great because of its violence. [14] Evidence for Roman boxing comes from ancient literature, sculpture, wall paintings ...

  4. James Figg - Wikipedia

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    James Figg was born in Thame, Oxfordshire, [6] [3] sometime before 1700, though various sources dispute the exact year. [a] He was also possibly born in Priestend, to Francis and Elizabeth Figg, as one of their seven children. [2]

  5. Category:History of boxing - Wikipedia

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    International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. This page was last edited on 15 January 2024, at 11:19 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  6. History of martial arts - Wikipedia

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    Minoan youths boxing, reconstruction of a Knossos fresco (1500 BC). Earliest evidence for use of gloves. [dubious – discuss]The earliest evidence for specifics of martial arts as practiced in the past comes from depictions of fights, both in figurative art and in early literature, besides analysis of archaeological evidence, especially of weaponry.

  7. 10 legendary Black boxers who shaped the sport of boxing - AOL

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    Black boxers have provided entertainment for decades, whether watching them live in Vegas or paying for a fight on cable […]

  8. Boxing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1992 Dallas Malloy won a case and USA Boxing admitted women to its program, being the first governing body in the world to do so. [37] An international organization for amateur boxing was begun in 1946, known as the International Amateur Boxing Association. The development amateur scene of boxing has seen the United States as a world beater.

  9. The curious boxing career and tragic death of 'Young ... - AOL

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    Even for the misfit sport of boxing, Stribling’s career was a strange and fascinating one. The curious boxing career and tragic death of 'Young' Stribling, the schoolboy fighter who was almost ...