boxing
Sign in to savethumb|A woman's boxing match in Uruguay in 2008 Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two opponents throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. It is usually done wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards.
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Boxing is a combat sport where two opponents throw punches at each other in a ring for a set amount of time, typically while wearing protective gear like gloves and mouthguards. It is practiced worldwide as both a competitive sport and a martial art.
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Key facts
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- Boxing Tournament in Aid of King George's Fund For Sailors at the Royal Naval Air Station, Henstridge, Somerset, July 1945 A29806.jpgborder
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- Two Royal Navy men boxing for charity in July 1945
- Martial art.name
- Boxing
- Martial art.aka
- Western boxing, pugilism
- Martial art.focus
- Punching, striking
- Martial art.country
- The sport itself: Ancient history, possibly PrehistoricModern rules: United Kingdom
- Martial art.olympic
- 688 BC (ancient Greece)1904 (modern)
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Article
42 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient history
- Early London prize ring rules
- Marquess of Queensberry rules (1867)
- Late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Modern boxing
- Rules
- Professional vs. amateur boxing
- Amateur boxing
- Professional boxing
- Boxing styles
- Definition of style
- Boxer/out-fighter
- Boxer-puncher
- Brawler/slugger
- Swarmer/in-fighter
- Counter puncher
- Combinations of styles
- Style matchups
- Equipment
- Technique
- Stance
- Footwork
- Punches
- Defense
- Evading
- Blocking
- Covering
- Clinching
- Guards
- Unorthodox strategies
- Ring corner
- Health concerns
- Possible health benefits
- Boxing Halls of Fame
- Governing and sanctioning bodies
- Boxing rankings
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|A woman's boxing match in Uruguay in 2008 Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two opponents throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. It is usually done wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards.
Although the term 'boxing' commonly refers to the Western style, where only the fists are used, it has evolved differently in various regions and cultures across the world. Today the term, "boxing" is also used to refer to any combat sport focused on striking, where two opponents fight each other using their fists, and could possibly involve kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. These include bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, as well as other combat sports.