Boxing: From Ancient Greece To Modern Times

Boxing is one of most popular sports today in North America and continues to grow in popularity. Most countries of the world are familiar with boxing, with many of these countries having a multitude of boxing organizations within its borders.

Boxing has along lineage historians have traced it as far back as 4000 BC to the empires of Rome and Greece. Boxing known by other name back then, seems to have been a much rougher and brutal game than now.

In modern times boxing though known to get out of hand at times is basically a safe game with rules and regulations to protect the boxers. Back then the game continued till one of the opponents was declared dead. Also instead of boxing gloves the game was fought with metal spikes and fists.

Boxing being a bare bones hand-to-hand combats till today continues to have an element of risk in spite of the especial safety features such as the protective head gear. Nowadays all forms of boxing whether amateur and professional uses a computer generated score that determines the final outcome of the match along with gloves without spikes.

Most boxing matches place together competitors that are within the same level of experience and strength. Boxers are trained in the skilled of combat and this makes a boxing match both fun and exciting to watch as two people battle it out to win the honor of taking home the trophy.

Boxing wasn't a popular sport in North America until the mid 1800's. Once America got a taste of this exciting sport, however, it caught on like wild fire. Today, during International competitions, it's the Americans that lead the way with consistent wins and knockouts.

Men aren't the only competitors in the boxing ring. Women are yet to box in the Olympics, but that day shouldn't be far away. They have become adept and experienced competitors.

Boxing has seen many boxers who have emerged from the ranks of amateurs and gone onto become great names such as Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, Floyd Patterson, and Oscar De La Hoya.

Professional boxing and amateur boxing have some slight differences in the way the boxing match is laid out. Professional boxing consists of four to fifteen rounds, while amateur boxing has only three rounds. The average length of a professional match is twelve rounds.

In boxing match if an opponent is knocked out, doesn't get up after even 10 seconds, it results in an automatic win for the other. But if this is not the case then a judge decides the winner on the basis of points.

In the fast paced modern life more and more people are turning towards boxing. People from all ages are becoming its students not only to fight but also to remain fit and healthy and deal with the stress and worries of life.

Boxing continues to be a popular sport to watch, especially by men, who eagerly watch the ring from the safety of their armchairs.

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Fred Tresdale is the chief editor for FT Boxing, the web's premier resource for information about boxing, For more articles on boxing visit: www.ftboxing.com/articles
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