Boxing is a combat sport that involves two people throwing punches at each other while wearing gloves in a boxing ring. It has a long history dating back to 4000 BC in North Africa and was also popular in ancient Greece and Rome. The first documented boxing matches in Britain took place in the 17th century. Key rules for boxing were established in the 18th century. Some of the most famous boxers include Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight champion in the early 20th century, and Joe Louis who was known as the "Brown Bomber" and considered an American icon. Professional boxers can earn salaries ranging from a few hundred dollars for early fights up to millions of dollars per year or fight for top boxers like

1. Boxing
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2. Boxing
Is a martial art and combat sport in which
two people wearing protective gloves throw
punches at each other for a predetermined
set of time in a boxing ring.

3. History of Boxing
• Historical evidence lead to the fact that boxing was
prevalent in North Africa in 4000 BC.
• It was also popularly played in Greek and Rome.
• The first signs of documented records take you to the
year 1681 in Britain. It is popular belief that the Duke of
Albemarle held a boxing competition between his
butcher and butler.
• Prior to 1866, Jack Boughton is is credited with
establishing a set of rules for boxing. It is said Jack
decided to publish the rules in 1743 after a grisly match
with one of his opponents who died during the match.

4. First world
Boxer
John Arthur “Jack” Johnson
(1878 – 1946), nicknamed the
Galveston Giant was an
American boxer, who at the
height of the Jim Crow era
became the first American
world heavyweight boxing
champion (1908-1915)

5. Joe Louis the most famous
boxer
“ The Man who Beat the Hitlor”. He is referred to as the brown
bomber and was considered as an American Icon. He has a
record of wining 66 matches; losing 3 and 52 knock out
winnings.

6. Boxer Expenses
• Initially, wages tend to be really low as much as $ 300 per fight, this money
is insured sportsman win or lose.
• Being a Professional, begin to earn a fixed salary of $2,300 dollars per fight,
which increases as the fighter test your skills.
• Some fighters can earn about 12 million dollars a year for different items as
Juanma Marquez and more than 30 million dollars in one fight win or lose.

7. Hall of Fame
Both Mike Tyson and Stallone were indicated in the
International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday, Tyson for him
being the heavyweight champion of the world, stallone for his
“Rocky”movie series.

8. Muhammed
Ali the
legend
Muhammed ali was one of
the most famous boxer who
recently passed away and his
death has touched a lot of
people from all around the
world
(1942-2016)

9. Reference
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing
• http://www.historyofboxing.info/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(boxer)
• http://sporteology.com/top-10-greatest-boxers-time/
• http://www.howmuch-money.com/much-money-professional-boxer-make/
• http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6654220

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