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Boxing was not always called Boxing. In the ancient Greek and Roman times, the sport of bashing up the teeth of your opponent during fist fighting was called pugilism.

Boxing is known to have been around in some shape or form since 3000bc.

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The origin of the term "boxing" is unclear, but it's thought to be derived from Medieval-period words such as buc, boke, or bask which all refer to "a blow" (of the hand, fist, etc.) in German, Dutch, and Danish respectively.

There is no evidence that the name is related to the shape of a boxing ring. The alternate use of the word "box" to mean a container is traceable to Greek and Latin usage; the two completely separate roots converged in a single English word with two very different meanings.

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It is so popular because it can realy help protect your self from any danger at any time plus it can be fun.

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it because the fight in a ring and that's like a box

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because it was done in a ring wich was like a box that's y they call it boxing , i think =/

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It is an activity which supports competetors and attracts viewers and fans.

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There are many reasons why boxing is called the sweet science. This could be in reference to the sport's awesomeness.

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Boxing got it's name from the 8X Heavyweight 1987 Champion John Boxling James, James middle name was boxling. They got in from there.

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