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Where did boxing come from?

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 10/19/2022

Boxing (pugilism) was codified by the Greeks in the Olympics around 688 BC.

Modern boxing rules date to the 18th century, and the Marquess of Queensberry rules (including the first gloves) date to 1867.

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∙ 9y ago

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