Boxing - one of the few sports that is enjoyed by people of all age groups around the world, even if they are not aware of its rules and regulations. Of course, why wouldn't you see two fighters throwing punches at each other? There's a lot more to boxing than two contestants punching each other. It involves intense technique, focus, stamina, and more importantly - timing. It all comes down to deciding when to punch and when to back out.
Although it is one of the most entertaining games out there right now, it is just as dangerous. And while there are many precautions to protect boxers, it wasn't always the same.
History of Boxing
The sport of boxing is almost as old as human civilization. Its roots extend to ancient Egypt around 3000 BC. The sport of Olympic boxing, among the ancient Games, first made its appearance in Greece in 688 BC. In this competition, Onomastos of Smyrna became the Olympic boxing champion for the first time.
Speaking of history researchers, they also credit Onomastos with devising the rules of ancient boxing. Boxing made its debut at the 1904 St. Louis Games in the USA, beginning with the modern-day Olympics in 1896. The sport was attended by 18 local boxers, who competed in seven different weight categories.
Since then boxing has been a permanent sport in the Summer Olympic Games, but Sweden wanted to ban the sport at the time of the Stockholm 1912 Olympics. At the same time, when it comes to women's boxing, it has recently started from the 2012 London Olympics.
Looking at the history of the Olympics, the USA has dominated this stage of the Games. Legendary boxers like Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have been discussed all over the world. Cuba and the countries of the former Soviet Union have also had great successes.
History of Indian Boxing in Olympics
Boxing has been played in the Summer Games for a long time. India first participated in the 1948 London Olympics in Olympic boxing, a year before India's first national boxing federation was formed.
Where seven Indian boxers – Rabin Bhatta, Benoy Bose, Robert Cranston, Mac Joachim, Babu Lal, John Nuttall, and Jean Raymond (Gene Raymond) qualified for London 1948.
In men's bantamweight (54 kg), Babu Lal registered India's first Olympic victory in boxing. During this, he defeated Allan Monteiro of Pakistan in the Round of 32. However, he failed to defeat Puerto Rican boxer, Juan Evangelista Venegas, in the next round.
However, after the 1948 Olympic Games, Indian boxers could not qualify for any of the next four Olympics (1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968).
The drought was ended by Mehtab Singh, Muniswamy Venu and Chandra Narayanan, all of whom qualified for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Since then Indian boxers have been a part of every Olympic Games.
The first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal was Vijender Singh - who won a bronze medal in the men's middleweight (75 kg) category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Women's boxing was introduced in the London 2012 Olympic program and Indian boxer MC Mary Kom won India's second Olympic boxing medal that year. Where during this time Mary Kom won a bronze medal in the flyweight (51 kg) category.
Boxing Rules
1. The rule of boxing is quite simple – in this sport, the boxer tries to punch his opponent's head or torso or say that the boxer tries to hit his opponent while dodging him.
2. Boxers wear protective gloves to avoid injuries, and hitting the opponent anywhere below the belt or on the back of the head is forbidden in this sport.
3. Both men's and women's Olympic boxing events consist of three rounds of three minutes each. One minute break is given after each round. During about, boxers can win matches in any of the following ways.
Win via Knock Out or KO
When a boxer punches his opponent to the ground inside the boxing ring and is seen by the referee as unable to resume the match within a count of 10, it is a KO (knock-out) win for that boxer. is called The bout ends immediately by KO decision, and the winning boxer is declared the winner.
