Boxing

United Kingdom

Also known as

Western boxing · English boxing · Prizefighting

Description

Combat sport involving striking with fists, historically practiced worldwide with modern codification in 18th-19th century England. Governed by the Marquess of Queensberry Rules since 1867.

Longest documented lines

  1. 2 generations
    Tom King Nat LanghamDick Cain
  2. 2 generations
    Bob FitzsimmonsLarry FoleyJem Mace

Sources

Boxing - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
Boxing - Encyclopedia Britannicalink history

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD9N
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Boxing. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD9N - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD9N, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Boxing}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD9N}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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