History Behind Combat Sports

Boxing

- The term boxing was created in 1719, this was also the year James Figg became the first ever English bare-knuckle champion. 

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- The ancient Greeks believed fist fighting was one of the games played by the gods on Olympus; thus it became part of the Olympic Games in about 688 BC.

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- Boxing is a very old sports and it has changed a lot. The rules have changed a long with the gear and technological advancements. Technology has helped boxing change and is plays a major role in boxing nowadays. Many fighters are able to fight months after each other without taking long breaks to recover because of technology. 

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- Boxing gloves and shorts have changed for the better because of technology. Many people use to die in the rings because their gloves did not have enough padding, but that isn't a problem anymore thanks to the technology.

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