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first one for the books
Duke of albermarle held the first documented match of boxing between his butcher and butler -
englands first champion
in 1719 james figg became englands first champion -
rulebook
jack brownton developed the first rule for boxing which were refered to as the london prize ring rules -
boxing society
in london boxing society wasfounded -
queensberry rules
queens berry rules were developed which updated the old rules wth four key rules 1 opponents had to wear padded gloves
2 the round lasted 3min fights with 1min breakes
3 any other fighting instaed of using the hands was forbidden
4 if an opponent hits the matt and dosent get up in ten sec the bout is over -
olympics
Boxing is a sport with the fists that started getting recognition in 1904 when it took the olympics by storm -
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history of boxing
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first african american boxing champion
jack johnson makes history when he wins the title in 1908 -
boxing television
teevision started broadcasting boxing to the public -
rumble in the jungle
muhhamad ali deafeats george foreman in africa -
modern boxing
tody boxing is not as popular as it was in the 1970s but still admired by people all around the world
