The exact origins of boxing are unknown, but evidence can be found dating from 1500 BC on the Greek island of Crete, Homer refers to a type of boxing in one of his many poems about a battle of two people in the Iliad around 1800 BC, and boxing Plato described in two articles: "The Republic" and "dialogue Gorgias. "

In ancient Greece and Rome, was unusual for boxing, wrestling and weapons to be part of the education of a young man. The Romans turned boxing's most brutal sport events in a gladiatorial combat. At that time, the boxers covered his arms and hands with leather straps called "baskets. The precursor boxing gloves of today. "

Modern Boxing Day dates back to the St Louis Olympics in 1904 the United States, while the U.S. won 7 medals in boxing gold before 1904 was considered dangerous, the 1908 Olympics was the first time for sport in the United Kingdom with England, won 5 medals gold.

UK boxing history: At the first heavyweight champion of boxing gloves menarche

Boxing Events decreased and finally disappeared with the fall of the Roman Empire to the 5th century AD and was restored in 1660 by the English monarchy. Most print the first edition of a boxing match in a newspaper published in 1681. The most notable icon in boxing history at that time was James Figg – who became a champion of the heavy British Prime Minister in 1719. He also pioneered the "sparring exhibitions" and founded numerous amphitheatres for boxing.

James Figg died around 1740 but left his beloved disciple named George Taylor who later became the successor to the title Figg. However, it was in 1734 a man named Jack Broughton completely revolutionized the game making the first codes of the game known as "Prize Ring rules London 1743" and the invention of the first boxing gloves.

Jack Broughton is known in boxing history as the "father of boxing rules." He made the rule that no hunter can hit below the belt, or when your opponent has failed, which ensured that no loss of lives during the clashes that occur. The first rules Boxing is still the standard until 1838 has been revised.

Revision of rules and boxing in world history

Jack Broughton London Prize Ring rules in 1743 was updated in 1838 to include additional rules to protect boxers, these rules included for residents of the channels to 24 feet square ring. And the rules on writing strikes, a boxer must stand unaided in 30 seconds for the fight to continue. The new regulations also prohibit onslaught head, biting and "hitting below the belt", now considered faults.

During the 19th century, the influence of movements and religious reforms and increasing the middle class has a negative effect on how people approved of boxing. Accordingly, it adopted several laws against boxing and reinforcement of the law began to stop fighting. The judge prosecutes all persons who participated in prizefights.

Due to the limitations imposed during the boxers in the UK, many British fighters have emigrated to the United States to find a new place to defend their titles. On the influence of immigrants, boxing history of the United States dramatically became popular when a British boxer has been created to fight an American boxer.

The first championship world heavyweight occurred April 17, 1860 in Farnborough, England. The match was between the British champion Tom Sayers and the American boxer known as John Camel Village Heenan. The battle lasted 120 minutes of continuous action, but a cut in the round of 37 when the crowd rushed into the ring. After five turns hitting the Championship World ended in a draw – each fighter gets a championship belt for the world title.

Since the international championship for the first time he publicly an exhilarating experience, many of the boxers in the UK, U.S. and elsewhere have continued to front-page news is accumulating more and more Boxing fans. Today, boxing history includes more than 100 owners and holders of records that remain of legends for generations to come. many, if not all learn the basic skills such as href = "http://www.abforum.co.uk/"> amateur boxers.

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