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Boxing

In this essay I am going to talk about boxing. I am going to tell you were it started, what are the rules, who were the best boxers and many more.

Boxing is a fist fighting sport between two people wearing padded gloves. A boxer’s primary aim is to land as many punches as possible to the head and torso of the opponent, using strength and speed to win in the contest. Boxing is one of the oldest sports still being practised now. Boxing dates back thousand of years. Today many people practise boxing and it is popular in many parts of the world.

For most of the 20th century, boxing attracted huge fan and media attention in the United States. Some boxing champions became legendary. Boxers like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, and Rocky Marciano became larger-than-life figures for their boxing matches. Boxing was criticized a lot throughout its history for its violent nature and high injury rate. But somehow boxing always managed to survive, probably because the public like to watch how two people are beating each other.

The origins of boxing are unknown. But it is known that along with running, wrestling, and the use of weapons, boxing was part of a young man’s e


Boxing in UAE is not a much liked sport. Most people in UAE like to watch or participate in football matches. But there are clubs in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. There are not a lot of tournaments right now, because there are not a lot of clubs and not many people take boxing lessons. But there is a tournament in Dubai on 13 or 14 of February. There were couple of tournaments in Abu Dhabi also.

Training in UAE is almost the same like in any other country. Fighters keep trim by working with the heavy bag. A heavy bag is a large punching bag suspended from the ceiling. Fighters also work with the speed bag, a smaller bag attached to a swivel at eye level. The heavy bag enables a fighter to practice different kinds of punches while the lighter bag improves timing and coordination. Rope jumping, weightlifting, sparring with partners, and distance running are other important training techniques.

Modern boxing regulations are based upon the 12 rules set by British boxing officials in the 19th century. These rules became known as the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. They were named for the 8th Marquess of Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, who sponsored and publi

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