When did boxing appear? Detailed answer

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Many people tend to think that boxing should be outlawed. This has happened many times in the history of boxing. The argument of its opponents is this: it is too cruel, even a barbaric sport.

I wonder how they would react if they saw the first boxing fights that took place in Ancient Greece at the Olympics and other competitions! Some of the then boxing rules were very similar to modern ones. But there was one big difference: instead of gloves, the fighters put on the so-called cestus. It was an overlay made of leather, upholstered with lead or bronze plates. A cestus strike, as you might guess, could be simply crushing!

After the fall of the Roman Empire, boxing disappeared and did not reappear until it was revived in England in the early 100th century. It soon became a very fashionable sport, and continued to do so for over XNUMX years.

Fights were fought with bare fists. Many of them lasted several hours. Wrestling and throws were allowed. The round ended only when one of the fighters managed to knock down the opponent, and the rest time between rounds could fluctuate. This tough fight continued until one of the fighters at the beginning of the next round was no longer able to enter the center of the ring.

Naturally, boxing in such a cruel form finally restored public opinion against itself. To save this sport, something had to be changed. For this purpose, they began to use gloves stuffed with something soft, such as cotton. Then, little by little, the old rules became more and more humane. And finally, in 1867, an important step was taken: the Marquis of Queensberry proposed a set of rules that benefited boxing and returned it to its former popularity. In particular, the duration of each round was limited to three minutes. The break between rounds was to last one minute. These rules have been adopted all over the world and are practically valid to this day.

Until the XNUMXth century, boxing was practiced, one might say, in two countries: England and the United States. But since then, boxing has spread widely around the world, and today it is one of the most popular sports on Earth.

Author: Likum A.

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