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  • Marquess of Queensberry rules in boxing

    Monday, August 17th, 2009

    Headgear is mandatory in Olympic boxing
    In 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry rules were drafted by John Chambers for Olympic championships held at Lillie Bridge in London for Lightweights, Middleweights and Heavyweights. The rules were published under the patronage of the Marquess of Queensberry, whose name has always been associated with them.
    There [...]

  • London Prize Ring rules (1743)

    Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

    The beginnings of the modern right cross demonstrated in Edmund Price’s The Science of Self Defense: A Treatise on Sparring and Wrestling, 1867
    Records of boxing activity disappeared after the fall of the Roman Empire. The sport would later resurface in England during the early 18th century in the form of bare-knuckle [...]

  • Origins of boxing

    Saturday, March 14th, 2009

    Youths boxing in a Minoan fresco on the Greek island of Santorini
    Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC.
    A Greek ruler named Thesus, who ruled around 900 B.C., was entertained by men who would be seated in front of each other [...]

  • Boxing

    Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

    Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. Rafael Ortiz.
    Boxing, also called pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans) is a sport where two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute [...]

  • Sportsbook

    Thursday, November 13th, 2008

    A sportsbook (sometimes abbreviated as book) or a race and sports book is a place where a gambler can wager on various sports competitions, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, horse racing and boxing. The method of betting varies with the sport and the type of game. The more prominent the [...]

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