Boxing is one of the oldest sports in the world, reaching back to
the Ancient Greeks, although it has become popular only in the past
century or so. But, in some ways, it is a rather complicated sport
since - to avoid unnecessary harm - it has been endowed with rules
to keep it clean, referees to see the rules are obeyed, and
organizations to regulate the sport. Boxing was once largely
amateur, although the professional bouts attracted the most
attention, but now it is also an Olympic sport. And, over the
years, there has been one champion after another who symbolized
what boxing was all about, such Joe Louis, Mohammad Ali and Cassius
Clay. Naturally, these champions are the focus of the Historical
Dictionary of Boxing as well, and they have the biggest entries in
the dictionary section, but they had to fight against someone and
there are dozens and dozens of other boxers with smaller entries.
More of these boxers come from the United States than elsewhere,
but there are others from Europe, Asia and Latin America, and there
are also entries on the major boxing countries as well. Plus
entries on the rules, on the organizations, and on the technical
terminology and jargon you have to know just to follow the bouts.
The introduction provides a broad view of boxing's history while
the chronology traces events from 688 B.C. to 2012 A.D. Not all
that much has been written on boxing that is not ephemeral, but
much of that literature can be found in the bibliography. This book
is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about the sport of boxing.
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