There are two types of boxing professional boxing and amateur boxing.
Boxing is fought in two forms, amateurs and professionals.
The Olympic movement saw the development of amateur boxing, which was more
competitive than professional boxing.
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Amateur boxing, which became an Olympic sport in 1908, consists of three to four rounds, unlike professional boxing, which has 12 rounds. Amateur boxing scores are accumulated by the number of free kicks landed, regardless of impact. Boxers wear protective helmets to reduce the risk of accidents. It is forbidden to hit below the belt, the kidneys and anywhere on the back of the head.
However, professional boxing has eliminated the presence in
any form of protective gear. Belt strikes are only prohibited in pro boxing. It
gave freedom to fight to the maximum. Onomastus Smyrnaios was the first to win
Olympic boxing from ancient Greece
Onomastus, which means famous, lives up to his name as the
first historic Olympian in the sport of boxing at the 23rd Olympiad [688 BCE]
He is also credited with developing signatures in ancient Greek boxing. As long
as boxing exists as a sport, its name will ring forever and ever.
Archie Moore holds the record for most KOs in a career -
an unbelievable 131
Archie Moore, an American professional boxer is not only the
king of knockouts, he is the longest-serving reigning lightweight in the world.
He was one of the few fighters to enjoy a long career in the sport, fighting in
competitive boxing from 1935 to 1963. Moore fighted total fights 219 and won
186,
One hundred and thirty-one of his 186 career victories came
by knockout, the most ever recorded in the sport. He was named one of the
"100 Greatest Punchers of All Time" by Ring Magazines and ranks
second in the top ten pound-for-pound boxers of all time. Moore trained boxing
legends Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
The boxer who has eleven wins and losses is Len Wickwar
Leonard Wickwar is a British boxer who recorded many
victories in the sport. He fought between 1928-1947, mostly in the lightweight
category. He fought a total of 470 fights and won 340, 93 by knockout. He also
has eleven losses in 127.
George Foreman benefited more financially from his
grilling than his boxing career
George Foreman is a famous boxer and two-time heavyweight
champion. However, its grill was highly coveted and sold more than 100 million
units in its first 15 years of release. Foreman did not give any official
confirmation as to how much he earned from the grill endorsement.
According to the collected reports, Salton, Inc. paid him.
of $ 138 million to get the right to use his name. Before that, he received 40%
of the profits from each grill sold. He made $ 4,5 million in one month in
eleven high payments. It is estimated that Foreman earned more than $200
million from the endorsement, an amount that exceeded his total career earnings
as a boxer.
The deceased Ali Raymi, who served in the Yemeni military,
fought in 25 battles and lost none. 22 out of 25 wins have come by KO. All 22
knockouts occurred in the first round of the fight.
Joe Louis's 11th defense of his 25th title
Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the "Brown Bomber",
was an American professional boxer who fought from 1934 to 1951. He was the
heavyweight champion of the world for over ten years, from 1937 to 1949.
Defended Barrow won his title in 26 fights and won a record 25 consecutive
title defenses. The Brown Bomber is considered one of the greatest boxers of
all time.
The youngest boxer to win a title is Wilfred Benitez at
the age of 17:
On March 6, 1976, at the age of 17, with most of his high
school students in attendance, Benitez won the first of three world career
titles with a fifteen-round decision in his favor. The American-born Puerto
Rican is a skilled and aggressive fighter in his prime who has intriguing
defensive skills.
In 1949, an official boxing fight between Guis Waldorf and a
bear took place. The bear wears boxing gloves on its claws and has a muzzle on
its chin to prevent it from biting. The integration is subject to the careful
monitoring of titles, judges and various professionals. The man and the bear
exchanged fierce punches in the first round until the bear took the lead deer
right into Waldorf, who was temporarily pushed from his belt to the rescue. The
bear won a belt for his victory.
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