The Royal Theater of London was holding regular boxing matches by 1698. Okay, so boxing finally came to Europe in 1681. This started to fade as Christianity took over the Roman Empire and the Empire itself waned in territorial size, power, and influence. Back then, they called it the Caestus.Īmazingly enough, Roman soldiers boxed to the death in the Gladiator arenas. They were the ones who developed the gloves that boxers now wear while in the ring. It was the Romans who made boxing the sport we recognize today. The culture, laws, and society that the Roman Empire established still has a great deal of influence over modern global life! Well, the Romans were into blood sports, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that they were into boxing. These thongs protected them from potentially harmful and even lethal blows from the opponent while in the ring.Īh yes, the Ancient Romans! Who can forget them? They built an empire that lasted for more than a thousand years. It was the ancient Greeks who brought some modernity to the game by having boxers wear leather thongs on their upper and lower arms. The ancient Egyptians practiced it more than 5,000 years ago (3,000 BCE.) That was when civilization and the modern cities, city state as we know them today were first being established.īoxing went global in the 7th BCE when the ancient Greeks incorporated the sport into their national Olympic Games. It turns out that boxing is definitely not a modern sport. You know, how it started, and the role that white boxers played in the sport. So before describing some of the best white boxers of all time, it’s time to tell you more about the history of boxing.
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