Boxing History, Rules and Influential Individuals

History:

The sport is invented by Christopher Monck the second Duke of Albemarle. He arranged a boxing match between his butcher and butler. Christopher was an English soldier, and a politician who sat in the House of Commons when he takes over the Dukedom and sat in the House of Lords. Boxing was developed in Albemarle, North Carolina.

Boxing is started being played because it’s a great workout. It will make your body looks like hard, lean, ripped without an ounce of fat like Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather, and if you win a match you will receive a price, even you lose you still have a prize. Like Pacquiao when he fought against Mayweather even to he lost he still got $60 million guaranteed.

Boxing developed in 688 BC (Ancient Greece). After many years some of the rules changed. Long time ago they are playing boxing without gloves but with knuckles or bare hands, obviously that will hurt so much you might also die if you got punched with the brass knuckles. But now for the safety of the boxers they need to put bandages, head guards (if you are not an Amateur or Pro Boxing Player), and gloves.

Major Rules:

Rule 1) Eligibility of Boxers

Rule 2) Registration of Boxers

Rule 3) Weigh- In

Rule 4) Duration and numbers of rounds

Rule 5) Field of Play

Rule 6) Supervisor

Rule 7) Competition Manager

Rule 8) Ringside Doctors

Rule 9) Boxing Gloves Specifications

Rule 10) Bandages

Rule 11) Competition Uniform

Rule 12) Equipment Guidelines (Gloves)

Rule 13) Foreign Boxers Draft Regulations

Rule 14) Transfer and Loan Rules

Rule 15) Referees and Judges

Equipments:

Boxing Gloves

Boxing Ring

Speed Bag

Heavy Bag (Punching Bag)

Protective Equipment ( Head Guard, mouth guard, hand wraps, a supporter and cup, and boxing shoes).

Influential Individuals:

Muhammad Ali is a heavyweight champion and he is the most celebrated athlete in the 20th century, he was also known for his long time battle with Parkinson’s disease and public stance against the Vietnam War.

He was an American professional boxer, social activist and a philanthropist. He became an Olympic gold medalist in 1960, and in 1964 he became the world heavyweight champion. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement in 1994. He died on July 3, 2016.

Floyd Mayweather is one of the best pound fighters in history. 27 knockouts, 50 wins and 0 loses. The American boxer has won championships over five weight divisions. Mayweather was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Before turning into a professional boxer he won three national Golden Gloves and an Bronze Olympic Medal in 1996. He claimed his featherweight championship in 1998 and he retained an undefeated record until he retired boxing.

Manny Pacman Pacquiao is considered one of the greatest boxers in the world, he has won world boxing titles in eight different weight divisions. Pacman was born on December 17, 1978, Philippines. He began professional boxing in the age of 16. In his country’s House of Representatives he was twice elected and won a Senate seat i 2016. His parents Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao and Rosalio Pacquiao raised him in Kibawe, located in the Bukidnon province of Mindanao. When he was a teenager he left his family and boarded a ship to Manila so he can train as a boxer and launching a career in the sport.