| Did you know that boxing is sometimes called as | | | | Speiser discovered a stone tablet in Iraq showing |
| 'pugilism'? And it is generally called as English boxing or | | | | two men gearing up for a fight, the stone is believed |
| Anglais boxing. This is a game of combat where two | | | | to be at least 7,000 years old. Boxing or Fist fighting |
| participants of similar weight fight against each other | | | | is also described in various ancient Indian texts such |
| using their fists. Today Boxing is conducted in a | | | | as the Vedas, Mahabarata and Ramayana, as well as |
| regulated manner, normally in a series of one to | | | | during the excavations made in Harappa and |
| three minute intervals know as 'rounds'. The winner is | | | | Mohenjadaro. The earliest confirmation for fist |
| chosen if any one of the player or boxer is knocked | | | | fighting with a kind of gloves can be found on Minoan |
| down and incapable to get up before the referee | | | | Crete (1500 BC). |
| begins counts one to ten or if the opponent is | | | | For the game of Boxing, there are two globally |
| deemed too tired or injured to go on. If the fist | | | | recognized boxing halls of fame; they are IBHOF - |
| fighting never end before an agreed number of | | | | International Boxing Hall of Fame and WBHF - World |
| rounds, then the winner is chosen either by the | | | | Boxing Hall of Fame, the IBHOF is a widely recognized |
| judges' score cards or by the referee's decision. The | | | | boxing hall of fame. In 1989, the International Boxing |
| ancient Greek people were the first to make a sport | | | | Hall of Fame was opened in Canastota. The first |
| from fighting with fists, giving rules and even | | | | inductees in 1990 included famous boxers like Benny |
| organizing tournaments with their experts. The birth | | | | Leonard, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Henry |
| of boxing was marked by its allowance in the game | | | | Armstrong, Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Robinson and |
| of Olympics as early as 688 BC. Modern boxing | | | | Muhammad Ali. Other world class boxing figures are |
| slowly evolved in Europe, principally in Great Britain, | | | | Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran, Eusebio Pedroza, |
| UK. | | | | Ismael Laguna, Carlos Monzon, Rocky Marciano, |
| In certain countries with their own fighting sports, the | | | | Azumah Nelson, Pipino Cuevas and Ken Buchanan. |
| game is known as English Boxing and in countries like | | | | The Hall of Fame's induction event is held every year |
| France it's called French boxing. There are many | | | | in the month of June as part of a four day |
| different forms of boxing played across the globe. | | | | ceremony. Fans who visit Canastota for the Induction |
| For instance, boxing is shown in Sumerian relief arts | | | | Weekend are treated to various events such as |
| during the 3rd Millennium B.C, while an ancient | | | | autograph sessions with the boxers, boxing |
| Egyptian relief at Thebes; it depicts the spectators | | | | exhibitions, a parade featuring present and past |
| with fist fighters, both arts depict bare fisted | | | | inductees and also an induction to the boxing |
| contests. In the year 1927 an archaeologist, Dr E.A | | | | ceremony itself. |