Boxing, also called pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called "rounds". In both Olympic and professional divisions, the combatants (called boxers or fighters) avoid their opponent's punches while trying to land punches of their own. Points are awarded for clean, solid blows to the legal area on the front of the opponent's body above the waistline, with hits to the head and torso being especially valuable. The fighter with the most points after the scheduled number of rounds is declared the winner. Victory may also be achieved if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to ten (a Knockout, or KO) or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue (a Technical Knockout, or TKO). For record-keeping purposes, a TKO is counted as a knockout. On boxers' records, only KO's are mentioned. Technical knockouts are usually only mentioned in contemporaneous news articles.

Origins

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

A Greek ruler named Theseus, who ruled around 900 BC, was entertained by men who would be seated in front of each other and beat another with their fists until one of them was killed. In time, the fighters fought on their feet and wore gloves (not padded) and wrappings on their arms below the elbows, but were otherwise naked when competing. First accepted as an Olympic sport (the ancient Greeks called it Pygme/ Pygmachia) in 688 BC, participants in the ancient games trained on punching bags (called a korykos). Keeping their fingers free, fighters then wore leather straps (called himantes) on their hands, wrists, and sometimes lower arms, to protect them from injury.

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@CertiFYDmusic man, that fight will EASILY break the boxing pay per view record. Should be a great fight...no chance of an early KO.
JaayPeso (Jaay Peso) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:15:54 -0000
@CertiFYDmusic man, that fight will EASILY break the boxing pay per view record. Should be a great fight...no chance of an early KO.
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eastgrinstead1 (East Grinstead Forum) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:15:39 -0000
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@ladytubedriver NO! That is on a par with my mother's Boxing Day turkey "risotto".
dottymummy (Dotty Finlow) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:15:32 -0000
@ladytubedriver NO! That is on a par with my mother's Boxing Day turkey "risotto".
Tua returning to 'home of boxing': David Tua reckons he has got the best of both worlds with fights in New Jersey a... http://bit.ly/5kuHHz
dblackw (David Blackwell) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:15:29 -0000
Tua returning to 'home of boxing': David Tua reckons he has got the best of both worlds with fights in New Jersey a... http://bit.ly/5kuHHz
Day of the bike,body needs a rest from the wind. Might do little boxing instead.
peoplesdad (Peoplesdad) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:15:28 -0000
Day of the bike,body needs a rest from the wind. Might do little boxing instead.
"Paul Williams: Sergio Martinez 'Won't Want None of This'" http://tinyurl.com/ycvytpv #MMA #boxing
nabc_boxing (Ed Hutchison) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:14:14 -0000
"Paul Williams: Sergio Martinez 'Won't Want None of This'" http://tinyurl.com/ycvytpv #MMA #boxing

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