Christian Cordova

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The World of Olympic Boxing

• Presented by
• Christian Cordova

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Outline

• History of boxing
• Origin of boxing date it became an Olympic
  sport
• Major issues of boxing TIMELINE
• Description of sport
• Problems in boxing
• Famous boxers

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History of Boxing

• The ancient greeks believed fist fighting was one
  of the games played by the god on Olympus thus
  it became part of the Olympic Games in about 688
  B.C.
• Boxers fought with leather bands around their
  fist for protection and sometimes wore metal
  filled, leather hand coverings called cesti
• Resluting in bloody, often duel-to-death, battles

• Boxing diminished after the fall of Rome
• It was revived in the 18th century in England
• Boxing became a workingmans sport during the
  Industrial Revolution
• Organization was minimal at first, and bouts of
  those eras resembled street fights more than
  modern boxing

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Origin Date of Olympic Boxing

• Boxings origins can be traced all the way back
  to 688 B.C. in Greece, where it was an event in
  the Ancient Olympic Games.
• The Sport didnt catch on in the United States
  until the late 1800s.
• Since that time, Americans have dominated the
  sport, capturing 47 of the 191 gold medals
  available

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Origin Date of Olympic Boxing

• A decade and a half after being recognized in the
  U.S. , boxing first appeared in the Modern
  Olympics at the 1904 games in St. Louis, Mo.
• In recent years, the sport has reached out to
  females, who now compete in sanctioned amateur
  competition but do not yet compete in the Olympics

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Major Issues of Boxing

• 393 BC
• Boxing abolished during Roman gladiator period
  due to excessive brutality
• 688 BC
• Greece introduces boxing to Ancient Olympic
  Games
• 1743
• Jack Broughton wrote first British boxing rules

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Major Issues of Boxing

• 1791
• James Figg Opens pugilistic academy in London
• 1866
• Marquis of Queensbury lays down set of rules for
  glove fighting
• 1888
• Boxing Officially Recognized in USA

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Major Issues of Boxing

• 1896
• Boxing omitted for inaugural Olympic Games
• 1904
• Boxing makes first appearance at modern Olympics
  in St. Louis
• 1927
• First Golden Glove tournament in New York
• 1942
• Cassius Clay born in Louisville, Kentucky

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Major Issues of Boxing

• 1984
• Headgear made mandatory for Los Angeles Olympic
  Games
• 1989
• Electronic scoring debuts at World Boxing
  Championships in Moscow, USSR
• 1992
• Electronic scoring debuts at Barcelona Olympics
• 1993
• Womens boxing recognized by AIBA (International
  Amateur Boxing Association)

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Description of Sport

• Medal Events
• Light flyweight
• Flyweight
• Bantamweight
• Featherweight
• Lightweight
• Light Welterweight
• Welterweight
• Light Middleweight

• Middleweight
• Light Heavyweight
• Heavyweight
• Super Heavyweight

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Description of Sport

• How it works
• Boxing, which is one of the oldest Olympic
  sports, makes its 25th appearance at this years
  games
• The competition is divided into 12 weight classes
  that range from light flyweight (48 kg or 106
  pounds) to super heavyweight (over 91kg or 200 ½
  pounds).

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Problems of Sport

• In 1866 the Marquess of Queensberry gave his
  support to a new set of rules, which were named
  in his honor
• They limited the number of 3-minute rounds
• Eliminating gouging and wrestling, and made the
  use of gloves manditory
• Bareknuckle bouts did not cease immediately but
  began to decline

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Famous Boxers

• Among the best heavyweights have been
• Muhammed Ali
• Jack Dempsey
• Jack Johnson
• Joe Louis
• Rocky Marciano
• Outstanding lighter weights have included
• Henry Armstrong
• Sugar Ray Robinson

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Famous Boxers

• Among the now-famous professional boxers who
  started their careers in the amateur ranks are
  American gold- medal winners Muhammed Ali, Oscar
  De La Hoya, George Foreman, Leon and Michael
  Spinks, Floyd Patterson and Ray Leonard