The History Of Boxing by: shawn royster

The History Of Boxing Boxing, often called "the manly art of self-defense," is a sport in which two competitors try to hit each other with their glove or encased fists while trying to avoid each other's blows. The competition is divided into a specified number of rounds, usually 3 minutes long, with 1-minute rest periods between rounds. Although amateur boxing is widespread, professional boxing has flourished on an even grander scale since the early 18th century. …

…world such as George Forman who was in his early 50's and still winning titles and beating people in their early 30's or early 40's. Also, there are boxers today that are rising up getting the respect that past world champion boxers have been getting for years such as: Evander Holyfield, Felix Trinidad, Oscar Delahoya, Mike Tyson (who has had the record for the hardest hit in boxing, but yet also for he bad temper!)