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the first recording boxing match
this was the first recorded boxing match in history between a dukes butler and his butcher.since this was the first recorded bout there where little to no rules established. -
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history of sport
this is about the history of sport but more specifically boxing -
the first industrial revolution
this was when machines were first being introduced and allowed things to be made in a mass scale.this effected all sports by lowering the amount of time sport could be played due to long and hard work conditions -
Factory act
Better working conditions heavily effects sport due to people not being ran as hard as before and thus meant they had the energy to do sport. This also affected sports by giving people more time to do these sports -
Influence of public schools
Early in the nineteenth century, public schools began to appear for the upper classes. These schools played a huge part in the development of modern sport. Boys took the rural sports into the schools and adapted them in line with the sporting traditions of the upper-class gentlemen. -
Rationalisation
The development of sport began to spiral from 1860 onwards. Due to industrialisation most people lived and worked in urban areas and the influence of rural elements in sport decreased. Boys left public schools and played roles in developing sport at Oxford and Cambridge universities. National sports were developed, rules were written and governing bodies were set up. -
the introduction of the Queensberry rules
these rules directly effect boxing even today.these rules made boxing what we perceive it today and changed it from what was perceived as a brute sport to an art -
first boxing champion
the first champion was john l Sullivan.he became champion by beating paddy Ryan by knock him out in the ninth round in February 9th 1882.this was done under the London prize ring.this was a big moment has belts became what everyone wanted in the future to prove there the best -
major boxing organisations
There are now four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. The official rules and regulations of the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) all recognize each other in their rankings and title unification rules.these where created because there could be multiple champions are different belts -
first undisputed champion
a undisputed champion is someone who holds all the major belts in there weight class.current major belts are WBC, WBA Super, IBF and WBO world titles.the first undisputed champion was mike Tyson After some negotiations, the heavyweight title was unified in the heavyweight unification series, a series of coordinated bouts in 1986 and 1987, with Mike Tyson emerging as the first undisputed champion (WBC, WBA & IBF)
