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Boxing is an ancient combat sport that involves fighting with only the hands while wearing gloves. It originated in Egypt around 3000 BC and was later introduced to the ancient Olympic Games. There are various boxing styles such as counterpuncher, boxer-puncher, and brawler. Proper technique involves different punches like jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts as well as defensive maneuvers like slipping, bobbing and weaving, blocking, parrying, and clinching. Boxing continues to be a popular Olympic sport today.

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Boxing

Boxing is an ancient combat sport that involves fighting with only the hands while wearing gloves. It originated in Egypt around 3000 BC and was later introduced to the ancient Olympic Games. There are various boxing styles such as counterpuncher, boxer-puncher, and brawler. Proper technique involves different punches like jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts as well as defensive maneuvers like slipping, bobbing and weaving, blocking, parrying, and clinching. Boxing continues to be a popular Olympic sport today.

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Boxing

•Boxing or pugilism is a
combat sport, which fights
only with the hands in gloves,
and has several rules and
regulations so that the sport
is not so violent or barbaric.
•Boxing is a sport with an
ancient history. It was
introduced to the ancient
Olympic Games in the 7th
century BC.
In the Beginning
•The earliest evidence of boxing dates
back to Egypt around 3000 BC. The sport
was introduced to the ancient Olympic
Games by the Greeks in the late 7th
century BC, when soft leather thongs
were used to bind boxers’ hands and
forearms for protection.
Roman Developments
•Later, in Rome, leather thongs were
exchanged for the cestus – a glove
studded with metal. Unfortunately this
did not help the gladiators involved, as
boxing matches of the era usually ended
with the death of one or other
contestant.
Cestus
Amateur Boxing
• With the fall of the Roman Empire, boxing came
to an abrupt end. It resurfaced in 17th century
England, and organized amateur boxing officially
began in 1880. Originally only five weight classes
were contested: Bantam, not exceeding 54 kilos;
Feather, not exceeding 57 kilos; Light, not
exceeding 63.5 kilos; Middle, not exceeding 73
kilos; and Heavy, any weight
Olympic History
•When boxing made its Olympic debut at the
1904 Games in St Louis, it was the USA, the
only country entered, which took all the
medals. Later, the Americans continued to
dominate boxing, winning 109 medals
(including 48 gold) out of the 842 up for grabs,
closely followed by the Cubans and Russians.
Types of Punches
•Jab - The jab is a quick, basic punch used to set up other
shots, most often your power punches. It can also be used to
to distract your opponent and create space.There are six key
jabs in boxing: regular, tapper, space-maker, power jab, double
jab, body jab, and counter jab. As for form, step forward with
your lead foot, and extend your arm out towards your opponent
to perform a regular jab. Quickly return your lead arm back into
a defensive position. Your rear foot should then move forward
towards your lead foot to resume the basic boxing stance.
Cross
• The cross can be used in boxing as a lead punch, a
counterpunch, or within a combination. It's thrown by
your rear hand, which moves across your body to
make contact with the target. To use a right-handed
cross punch, throw your right hand past your face
towards your opponent and pivot your body to the left.
As you pivot, you should be coming up on your right
toe and rotating your hips forward. Reverse these steps
to perform a left-handed cross.
Hook
• The hook is one of the most powerful boxing punches
when used properly. What makes the hook so lethal is
that it approaches from the side and your opponent often
doesn't see it coming. In this punch, most of the power
comes from the torso and legs, rather than the arm. Say,
for example, you're throwing a left hook. You need to
rotate your whole body by pivoting your hips in the same
direction. Have your left elbow come up as you throw your
left hook towards your target, and keep it high as you
follow through.
Uppercuts
• Uppercuts are thrown when in close range with your
opponent or target, making them rapid punches that can
deal excruciating damage under the chin. The most
important part of throwing the uppercut is getting your
legs into the proper position. Bend your knees slightly and
keep your hips down. For a right uppercut, lower your right
shoulder and drop your right hand under your target.
Rotating your body is where the power for your punch is
generated. As you rotate, drive your right fist in an upward
position to meet your target.
DIFFERENT BOXING STYLES
• PURE BOXER / COUNTERPUNCHER
• These types of fighters embody the whole science of boxing. They use their
smarts in the ring to maintain a safe distance between themselves and their
opponents, and they pick their spots to attack.
• They may lack punching power although that’s not always the case, or they’re
just weary of getting hit and prefer to fight defensively.
• The ability to control the pace of a fight to their advantage is their strong-point
and generally, this kind of style would be favored against others. Great
footwork, reflexes, timing and ring smarts are attributes of a pure
boxer/counterpuncher
BOXER PUNCHER
• BOXER PUNCHER
• A boxer puncher is similar to a pure boxer in the sense that they have
the ability to box, but they also have good punching power which
they will utilize. They can break opponents down slowly or can even
knock out their opponents with a single well placed shot.
• They’re well rounded fighters with a good technique but can rely on
their punching power too much sometimes, which can put them in
danger of losing a fight.
BRAWLER / SLUGGER
• Perhaps one of the most exciting styles to watch is that of a
brawler/slugger. They can generally lack one or more of the
following: Great footwork, defensive abilities, ring smarts
and speed.
• However, they make up for it by using pure aggression
and relentless pressure to break down their opponent.
Often, their defensive flaws and aggression leaves them
open for counterpunches, so the ability to take a good deal
of punishment is essential
STANCE
•There are two stances which a fighter can
adopt. The common Orthodox stance which
your left foot is your lead or
the Southpaw stance which is the opposite,
where your right foot is in front. Southpaws are
usually left handed although this isn’t always
true, it just depends on what stance the fighter
feels natural with.
FOOTWORK

•An outside fighter relies of


their footwork to avoid punches. They
need quick feet to bounce in to attack
and then bounce out to defend. It’s an
effective and safe way of defending
but requires a lot of energy.
SLIPPING

•To slip a punch you need to have


good reflexes. It involves you
turning your hips and shoulders
slightly to avoid a punch coming
towards you.
Bobbing and Weaving

Moving your head sideways and


bending your knees to evade
incoming punches and then
popping back up in a position to
punch is referred to as the bob and
weave technique.
Blocking and Parrying

•To effectively block punches, you


need take punches on your
shoulders, arms. Keeping your
hands up to slap punches away is
called parrying, which requires
good reflexes.
Clinching / Holding
• his form of defensive is not pretty to watch, but at times is
necessary, especially when you’re hurt or dazed. Clinching
involves getting in close to your opponent and then tie up
their arms so that they can’t throw any punches
• It’s a temporary defense as the referee would break up a
clinch to resume fighting, but gives you precious time to
recover. However, some fighters may not be hurt but would
clinch as part of their strategy or style.

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