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First modern rules Broughton's rules
first rulesThey were the 7 rule that were thought up by Jack Broughton's a bare knuckle fighter that while still not civillized as the modern day rules of boxing it did lay the fountation for it it as a giant leap from the maiming battles waged in ancient Greece first rules -
London Prize Ring Rules
wikipediaIts first markeiting rules of boxing written by Jack Broughton a bare knuckles fighter -
Marquess of Queensberry Rules
It was a re re-written rules of the 1867 because beating your opponent to a bloody pulp wasnt fair it went from 29 rules to 12 wikipedia -
John L. Sullivan Last bare knuckle fightther
He was the e last bare-knuckles heavyweight champion and first globally recognized gloved champ in the weight class he was the first gloved champion from Feb 7,1882 to 1892 also recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules.First american athlete to earn over one million dollars John L. Sullivian -
Peter Jackson vs Gentleman James Corbett
It may not have been the first one but the match between the great Peter Jackson and Gentleman James Corbett in 1891 may have been historically speaking the most famous bout. It went 61 rounds and was called a draw -
James J. Jeffries vs. Jack Finnegan
marketed as the fastest world heavyweight title fight ever ended in 55sec 1 round boxrec.com -
First Protction against boxers
Jack Marlesa invented the first mouth piece wernt in common use intill Ted "kid" Lewis used it in 1913 -
Galveston Giant (Jack johnson)
jack johnson was the very first african american to win the heavyweight championship in segregated america Ken Burns notes that "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth." jack johnson -
First boxing match on wireless broadcast
The first lightweight boxing match on radio between Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee was broadcasted live on this day through KDKA, Pittsburgh with sport writer Florent Gibson as announcer first match on radio -
Dempsey-Carpentier Fight
Called the "battle of the century" by boxing enthusiasts, the fight between Jack Dempsey and Frenchman Georges Carpentier at Boyle's Thirty Acres first fight that groosed over $1 million.Notbles whre rossevelt's John D. Rockefeller William H. Vanderbilt Henry Ford the press form UK,France,Spain,Japan,Canadaand Soth America a href='http://http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/pages/D_Pages/Dempsey_Carpentier_Fight.htm' >battle of the century</a> -
Eric Boon v Arthur Danaher in TV
Firstb televised boxing match British lightweight championship Eric Boon v Arthur Danaher it was shown in the BBC -
Billy Bird the man it the most knock outs
Billy Bird the man who won most fight with knock outhe had the most KNO of 138 -
Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston
the match was so hyped that 17 prominated boxers showed up to see the fight even the trashed talk that Cassius was trowing at Liston whenthe fight ended the phantom punch was described asHe knocked out big Sonny Liston,” the magazine asserted elsewhere in the same issue, “with a punch so marvelously fast that almost no one believed in it — but it was hard and true.” <a href='http://http://life.time.com/icons/muhammad-ali-sonny-liston-and-the-phantom-punch-title-bout-1965/#1' >phantom punc -
The Rumble in the Jungle
It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" It was a Fght against Ali vs Foreman the match lasting only 8 rounds that ali won by a KNO -
Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs Joe Fraizer)
it was the third and final fight against Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier it said to be the greates match on earth the bitter rivalry against Ali and Fraizer the match lasting 15 rounds Eddie Futch, threw in the towel making ali victor it was so popular in the phillipines that the first ever muti floor mall was named Muhammad Ali -
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns
They considered to be two of the best boxers of all-time they bothfought wiothout KNO each other out for 14 rounds classical fight -
Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Argüello
"The fight of the 1980's" it was Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Argüello former three weight champion Alexis Argüello moved up to challenge for undefeated Aaron Pryor's Light Welterweight championship. Arguello was ahead for 12 rounds but when pryor asked for another bottle...the one I mixed he cameback fast as lightning beating Argello. fight Named -
Beaten to a pulp (Billy Collins Jr.vs Luis Resto)
undeafeted boxer Billy Collins Jr. was beaten so badly by Luis Resto tha he never fought again it was dicovered to be thin layer of plaster when Resto removed his glove which made a scandal cheating -
longest champ in the 21th century Chris John
Chris John the longest reigning champ first held the featherweight world champion since Sept of 2003 for nine years chris had a 18 title defence with a record of (48-1-3) Chris John
