Boxing
GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT BACK IN THE LATE 1800,s. GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT BACK IN THE LATE 1800,s.
The area where a boxing fight is held is called a boxing ring.
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The phrase "the sweet science of boxing" was first used by a gentleman called Pierce Egan who wrote a collection of articles regarding boxing. He wrote the articles in the publication, Boxiana, or Sketches of Modern Pugilism in 1824. "The phrase "the sweet science of boxing" was popularized by Liebling. He got it from Pierce Egan's Boxiana, collections of articles about boxing in England in the 1700s. Egan called boxing "The Sweet Science of Bruising." http://www.greatbasinweb.com/gb2-2/sweetstories.htm "Pierce Egan (1772-1849), early journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture. He wrote first about boxing in his serial publication, Boxiana, or Sketches of Modern Pugilism (1824), in which he originated the description of boxing as "the sweet science" http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Pierce_Egan
Because it occurred on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas.
December 26.Boxing Day
The mat. In "Boxing" it's called the "Canvas", Wrestler's call it "The Mat". Hope this helped! :)
Kick boxing, also called Muay Thai, is very real.
Whatever it's parents called it!
Boxing Day is also called St. Stephens Day