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Boxing - Then and Now
By Fred Tresdale
Boxing is one of most popular sports today in North America and continues to grow in popularity. Most countries of the world are familiar with boxing, with many of these countries having a multitude of boxing organizations within its borders.
The sport of boxing has been around for many more years than most people realize it has. Ancient historians have traced the beginnings of boxing back to 4000 BC during times when the empires of Rome and Greece were engaged in combat. Historians have found records that indicate that boxing, surely known by another name in ancient times, was fought with much more brutality than it is today.
In fact there is some evidence showing that participants often fought until one opponent was dead. Spectators encouraged the fighters to use their fists and metal spikes. Today boxing is safer as stringent regulations have been established to control the sport and protect the fighters.
Boxing being a bare bones hand-to-hand combats till today continues to have an element of risk in spite of the especial safety features such as the protective head gear. Nowadays all forms of boxing whether amateur and professional uses a computer generated score that determines the final outcome of the match along with gloves without spikes.
Most boxing matches place together competitors that are within the same level of experience and strength. Boxers are trained in the skilled of combat and this makes a boxing match both fun and exciting to watch as two people battle it out to win the honor of taking home the trophy.
Boxing wasn't a popular sport in North America until the mid 1800's. Once America got a taste of this exciting sport, however, it caught on like wild fire. Today, during International competitions, it's the Americans that lead the way with consistent wins and knockouts.
The popularity of the game has extended beyond all boundaries and the primarily masculine game is now being fought by women. They have entered the boxing ring and overtaken it becoming as experienced as men though they have yet to enter the Olympics arena.
Boxing has seen many boxers who have emerged from the ranks of amateurs and gone onto become great names such as Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, Floyd Patterson, and Oscar De La Hoya.
Professional boxing and amateur boxing have some slight differences in the way the boxing match is laid out. Professional boxing consists of four to fifteen rounds, while amateur boxing has only three rounds. The average length of a professional match is twelve rounds.
Boxing winners are announced by the judges who make the final decision as to how many points each competitor has. A knockout, however, will be an automatic win for the boxer who throws the final punch, providing that his opponent is unable to get off the mat after ten seconds.
In the fast paced modern life more and more people are turning towards boxing. People from all ages are becoming its students not only to fight but also to remain fit and healthy and deal with the stress and worries of life.
Men more than women are armchair boxers and continue to make the sport a popular one to watch.
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Fred Tresdale is the chief editor for FT Boxing, a fantastic resource for information about boxing. For more articles on boxing why not visit: www.ftboxing.com/articles
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