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1600 BCE
Agriculture Society
During this time people lived and worked the land in order to survive, there was no time for sport, the working class would have an occasional visits to markets and fairs where dog fights, bare knuckle boxing, and gambling would often take place. The rich would often take part in sports such as sailing and equestrian. -
688 BCE
Boxings Origins
Although humans have always engaged in hand to hand combat the beginning of boxing appears to have took place in Ancient Greece where fighters would rap ther hands with leather. -
Bare knuckle boxing
The difference between street fighting and a bare-knuckle boxing match is that the latter has an accepted set of rules, such as not striking a downed opponent. The rules that provided the foundation for bare-knuckle boxing for much of the 18th and 19th centuries were the London Prize Ring Rules. -
Boxing as We know it
Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights, largely in Great Britain, to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century with the 1867 introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. Meaning that boxing was regulated and gloves were worn bare knuckle boxing suffers a decline as a result. -
Industrial Revolution
During 1800 1 in 5 people lived in towns, in 1851 over 50% lived in towns,1880 over 75% lived in towns. . The primary/only sport for the working class was mob football(soccer without the rules) which workers would play more often as Saturday half day became mainstream. Many sports were exported into other countries such as cricket into India were it is popular to this day. -
Increase in Wages for the Working Class
An increase in wages lead to people having more money to "spend" some of these to wealth went to spend on entrance on sporting events. -
Sport in Public schools
In the 19th century the upper class begin sending their children to public schools, these schools were exclusive to upper class. During this time their facilities were good -
Boxing transition into legitimacy
The modern sport arose from illegal venues and outlawed prizefighting and has become a multibillion-dollar commercial enterprise. -
Introduction of nationally agreed rules
Sport becomes "codified" rules were introduced the same all over the country. Employers begin to recognize the value of sport because the happier there employees were the more productive. -
Education Act
As a result of the education Act young people are required by law to go to school, gradually over time sport is introduced into schools and eventually physical's education is compulsory. -
Rationilse
Rationilasation was promoted to encourage sports to be more organized and structured. Societies such as the YMCA are formed and facilities like library's and sports grounds offered more activities. -
Jack Johnson
One of the most memorable fighters of his time Jack johnson was an african American boxer who defied racism by becoming heavyweight champion he is noted as being a personal hero of another great boxer Muhammad Ali. -
The First World War
During the years 1914-1918 all the young men of many countries did not play sport as they were active as deployed as soldiers in the war. -
The Second World War
The Second World War took place between 1939 until 1945 however some countries like America took part towards the end in 1944. During this time organized sport ceased as all the young men were in the war. -
Education Act
It becomes common policy for schools to have Physical Education as part of their required curriculum. -
Better working conditions
During the 1960s/70s people began to have reduced hours at work. During this time male sports were very popular whereas female sports were not very popular. Sport was played in many peoples leisure time as they had more disposable income and more free time -
Sony Liston vs Cassius Clay
The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for boxing's World Heavyweight Championship were among the most anticipated, watched and controversial fights in the sport's history. Ali had not yet changed his name from Cassius Clay. The first bout was held on February 25, 1964 in Florida. Clay, who was an underdog, won in a major upset, when Liston gave up at the opening of the seventh round. Their second fight was in May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine, which Ali won with a first-round knockout. -
Don king
Notorious boxing promoter is responsible for organizing and promoting many famous fights including the "thrilla in manilla" and the "rumble in the jungle" he represented and frauded many top fighters for nearly two decades including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Tomasz Adamek, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard Hopkins, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr., Azumah Nelson, and Marco Antonio Barrera. -
The Rumble in the Jungle
The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa, Zaire (the Congo), on October 30, 1974. It pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali, the former heavyweight champion. Ali won by knockout, putting Foreman down just before the end of the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century". -
Thrilla in Manilla
The Thrilla in Manila was the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The contest's name is comes from Ali's rhyming boast that the fight would be "a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila." The bout is ranked as one of the best and most brutal in the sport's history and was the culmination of a three-bout rivalry between the two fighters that Ali won, 2–1. The fight was watched by a record global tv audience of 1 billion viewers. -
Muhamid Alis last fight
Despite pleas to definitively retire, Ali fought one last time on December 11, 1981, in Nassau, Bahamas, against Trevor Berbick, losing a ten-round decision. By the end of his boxing career Ali had absorbed 200,000 hits which may have contributed to his parkinson disease later in life. Alis career was in decline as he was past his prime. -
Headgear on an Amateur level
During this time headgear becomes mandatory during all amateur competitions, contrary to popular belief headgear offers to protection what's over against concussions and brain damage but it does prevent cuts in some areas in the head bruises. -
"Iron" Mike tyson
Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history
On November 22, 1986, 20-year-old Mike Tyson knocks out 33-year-old Trevor Berbick in just five minutes and 35 seconds to become the youngest titleholder ever. -
Frank Warren
Frank Warren is one of the most well known and successful modern day british boxing promoters he is known for having represented and promoted fighters such as Naseem Hamed, Frank Bruno, Tyson Fury, Josh Warrington, Joe Calzaghe, Nigel Benn, Billy Joe Saunders, Steve Collins, Chris Eubank, Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton. -
Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn is a group managing director of Matchroom Sport, Hearn is the son of promoter Barry Hearn, the founder of Matchroom Sport. Hearn has covered many high profile fighters such as Anthony Joshua, Carl Froch, Josh Warrington, Amir Khan, Kell Brook, Oleksandr Usyk, Vasyl Lomachenko, Mikey Garcia, Cecilia Brækhus, Artur Beterbiev and Dillian Whyte. He is perhaps the biggest boxing promoter nowadays especially in britain.