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Boxing, or pugilism, is a common combat sport in the West, possibly born from the Greek pankration arts, and was first accepted as an Olympic sport in 688 BCE. Opponents punch each other using a variety of combinations and victory is decided if a player knocks down his opponent for a set period of time (usually ten seconds). Other ways of achieving victory come with a clean knockout (KO), or with a technical knockout (TKO), in which the fight is stopped either by a referee or by a member of the player’s team.
Ancient roots
The ancient Greeks and Romans, the Minoans (1500 BCE), and the early Egyptians and Berbers (3000 BCE) all practiced forms of pugilism. It is thought that original matches had no weight categories or rounds, and fighters would typically wrap their hands in hardened leather to protect them from fractures, broken bones, and dislocated fingers.
Two distinct forms of boxing emerged during the days of the Roman Empire. The first, influenced by the Greeks, stressed boxing as a leisure activity; the latter, from the Roman gladiatorial matches, saw fighters fight viciously-sometimes to the death-in order to gain freedom, respect, and money.
Codifying the sport
Boxing has taken various forms in different countries through the years, but modern Western boxing grew out of London prize-ring fighting, a bare-knuckle form of the sport. The first record of these matches appeared in 1681 in the London Protestant Mercury and later, in 1719, the term “boxing” was used for the first time.
In 1743, a later champion, Jack Broughton, introduced a number of rules, and mufflers-the first form of boxing gloves-were also introduced around this time.
By 1838 the rules had tightened further and biting, head-butting, and hitting below the belt were deemed illegal. Later, in 1867, with the formation of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules, modern boxing, as we know it today, was born. Fights, it was stated, should take place in a 24 ft by 24 ft (7.3 m by 7.3 m) square ring, and rounds should last three minutes with a one-minute interval in between. If a fighter was knocked down, he would be allowed 10 seconds to get himself together back up, and reengage in the fight.
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