Boxing
Boxing is one of the world's oldest combat sports. It is held in a ring and played by two boxers (people who fight in boxing fights). They wear padded gloves and try to hit one another.
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There are different ways to win in boxing. One is by way of a knockout, which is when a fighter is punched and falls to the ground and cannot get back up within ten seconds. Another way is by a technical knockout, which is when the fighter can not continue fighting thus the referee stops the fight. Technical knockout wins and losses are also knockout wins or losses for a boxer. Another possibility is winning on points, which a boxer gets by outboxing his or her opponent by hitting the opponent more often, harder, and more accurately.
There are also draws in boxing. What in other sports is called a "tie", in boxing is called a "draw". A referee can announce a technical draw due to an accidental cut or an accidental wound like a headbutt. Generally, it is considered a "no contest" (NC), in which case the fight is considered as not having taken place at all and not counting as a fight. However, after the fourth round, if the scorecards for both fighters are equal, the fight could be called a draw.
Each round lasts 3 minutes for men and 2 minutes for women.
Famous boxers
change- Muhammad Ali
- Mike Tyson
- Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
- Nonito Donaire
- Jack Dempsey
- George Foreman
- Joe Frazier
- Evander Holyfield
- Lennox Lewis
- Joe Louis
- Rocky Marciano
- Manny Pacquiao
- Willie Pep
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Max Schmeling
- Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
- Wilfredo Gómez
- Wilfred Benitez
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Roberto Duran
- Oleksandr Usyk
- Vasiliy Lomachenko
- Tejash Halai
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