Boxing Vs Boxing Essay

There is something in me which calls for a brief mention of pioneers of the art. To draw out the whole story we have to return to the centuries before Christ. Let's say seventh century BC.
In those days boxing was a thing of honour, settling matters with their own hands was a widely recognized rule. Of course there weren’t any set of rules to restrict its usage. We could say it was a sort of today’s MMA. Very brutal one. It was included in the Olympic Games at the 23rd Olympiad in 688 BC. At that time the concept of a ring, a round or weight groups – everyone fought in the same division – was unknown to them.
Couple of centuries later and boxing pretty much dissolved into a mix of gladitorial combat and showmanship. The fighters wore deadly, I mean truly deadly gloves named caesti. They were meant to make the bout more spectular and could severely maim or even kill the opponent with a single solid blow. There were no defence techniques as the crowd often booed the one who would take a step back. Boxing didn’t even have a chance to sprout into a serious sport back then and its seed disappeared together with the fall of the Empire.
Fast forward a
Boxing gloves were introduced. From the skin-tight, 2-ounces hand wraps - preventing the knuckles from tearing up, to five-ounce padded gloves. The main contributor for their widespread use ironically happened to be the “Boston Strong Boy” – John L. Sullivan – the first formally recognized world champion. He became one by challenging fighters from all over the boxing world. Today, he is being credited with creating the unified world heavyweight championship crown by eliminating all of the other contenders over a 7-year period, and fighting the last-ever bare-knuckle fight with Jake Kilrain. This stunning spectacle decided the victor in the seventy-fifth round when Sullivan emerged victor on a