| cl | | | | and bloody duels some even ensuing in battles to the |
| Fist fighting or as we now know it, boxing has been | | | | death. Sadly fist fighting began to fade away after the |
| about since as early as 3000BC, but formal boxing | | | | fall of Rome on September 4th, 476AD, when the last |
| was first documented in the late 1700âs. The | | | | Ruler of the Western Roman Empire was removed |
| ancient Greeks understood that pugilism or fist fighting | | | | from power. |
| was a game in which the Gods of Greece played; this | | | | It wasnât until the 18th century it began to gain |
| was then implemented into the Olympic Games in | | | | fans and sportsmen back to the game when it was |
| 688BC. Back in 688BC there was one slight dilemma, | | | | transformed into a working manâs game |
| they didnât have padded gloves, they merely | | | | during the Industrial Revolution which completely |
| used leather bound hand coverings sometimes filled | | | | changed the look of Britainâs agriculture. |
| with metal, which you can imagine led to some violent | | | | |
