THE HISTORY OF BOXING

the beginning

• The history of boxing is believed to have began in North Africa in 4000 BC 
• In 1681, the first signs of recorded boxing is found. It is widely believed
• that the Duke of Albermarle had the butcher and the butler box. 

the beginning (part 2)

• 1866: Marquess of Queensberry sets new rules
• Took a while for bare knuckled figths to go out,  but it went down a lot
• 3-minute rounds, banned gouging & wrestling & made gloves compuslory

THE beginning (part 3)

• Boxing was first in the 1904 Olympics in Saint Lois
• The U.S.A won all the classes in that Olympic Games
• Oliver Kirk won two out of the two classes he competed in

the classes

• Mini Flyweight 
• Strawweight
• Minimumweight

the classes (part 2)

• Junior Flyweight
• Light Flyweight
• Flyweight
• Super Flyweight
• Junior Bantamweight

the classes (part 3)

• Bantamweight
• Super Bantamweight
• Junior Featherweight
•  Featherweight
• Super Featherweight

the classes ( part 4 )

• Junior Lightweight
• Lightweight
• Super lightweight

the classes (part 5)

• Super Welterweight
• Junior Middleweight
• Middleweight
• Super Middlewight
• Light Heavyweight

the classes ( part 6)

• Cruiserweight
• Junior Heavyweight
•  Light Heavyweight 
• Heavyweight 
• NO MORE

Top 10 boxers ( all classes)

• Joe Louis
• Muhammad Ali
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Jack Johnson
• Mike Tyson

6 - 10

• Jack Dempsey
• Julio Cesar Chavez
• Rocky Marciano
• Henry Armstrong, J.R
• Willie Pep

fatalities

• Leavander Johnson
• Daniel Aguillon
• Martin Sanchez
• Brad Rone
• Benjamin Flores

organizations?

• The NBA: National Boxing Association
• The WBC:  World Boxing Council
• The IBF: International  Boxing Federation 
• The WBO: World Boxing Orginizations

knockouts

• Mike Tyson v.s Trevor Berbick
• Marvin Hagler v.s Thomas Hearns
• Rocky Marciano v.s Joe Walcott
• Roberto Duran v.s Thomas Hearns
• Jack Dempsey v.s Luis Angel Firpo

5 to 1

• Sugar Ray Robinson v.s Gene Fullmer
• Muhammad Ali v.s Sonny Liston
• George Foreman v.s Joe Frazier
• George Foreman v.s 
• Joe Louis v.s Max Schmeling
• Muhammad Ali v.s George Foreman

gloves

• Everlast
• Grant
• Title
• Venum
• Rival

gloves

• Ringside
• Lyonsdale
• Ergo
• Ergo
• Century
• Century
• Combat 
• Combat Sports

rings 

rings ( the short version )

• MGM Grand 
• Ceaser's Palace
• Pala 
• Harah's 
• these are all casinos

moves

• Upper cut
• Hook
• Jabs  
• Cross

illegal moves 

• Headbutts 
• Elbows
• Any type of kicking or kneeing
• All are penalized by one point.

the  team

• The cut man: The man who takes care of the cuts.
• Trainer: This is the person who trains the boxer.
• Corner men: This is all the people who give the boxer water and stuff 

technical terms ( just a little bit )

• Under card: A fight that is below the main event. 
• Bleeder: A fighter that is vulnerable to cuts. 
• Buckle: When a boxers legs give out on him.
• Bob & Weave: When a boxer moves his body in an up and down motion
• Southpaw: A left handed fighter. A regular is the opposite. 

Female boxing

• Female boxing never really took off, but it is still there.
• There are multiple classes, but they aren't any different.

the end