Learn Boxing

- If your passion is boxing and you want to learn from the best, here you will find the necessary videos and tutorials to learn everything you need to become a great champion.

- Let's talk some boxing.

· Boxing is a physical contact sport that is practiced within a ring known as a ring, in which two fighters face each other only using their fists protected by a pair of gloves.

· It is an Olympic sport and it has a series of tournaments worldwide.

· It has been practiced mostly by men but with the passage of time, it has gained a place among women.

- A bit of history.

Boxing as we know it today had its beginnings in England, although since 6000 BC, fights were already practiced in the area that we now know as Ethiopia. Modern boxing was born at the beginning of the 18th century. At this time, bare fist fights began to be practiced. In 1743 the first rules on this sport were set, and in 1889 the use of gloves was imposed. In the 19th century, boxing spread throughout Europe, there is evidence that boxing was present in the Olympic Games of antiquity. In modern times it was introduced in the 1904 Olympics.

- Categories.

These depend on the weight of the opponents and are the following: Straw (47kg), Mini Fly (49kg), Fly (51kg), Super Fly (52kg), Rooster (54kg), Super Rooster (55kg), Feather (57kg) , Super Feather (59kg), Light (61kg), Super Light (64kg), Welter (67kg), Super Welter (70kg), Medium (73kg), Super Medium (73kg), Light Heavy (79kg), Cruiser (91kg) , Complete (more than 91kg).

- Benefits of boxing for your health.

· Release tension and stress, improve your physical resistance, improve your cardiovascular health, increase bone mass, help define and tone muscles, increase your reflexes.

- Some of the most outstanding boxers in history.

· Muhammad Ali considered the best boxer in history.

· George Foreman. His professional record is 76-5 with a whopping 68 fast track wins.

· Carlos Monzón, Argentine who was world champion on several occasions.

· Jake LaMotta, American middleweight champion.

· Salvador Sánchez, Mexican featherweight champion. His record was 44-1-1 with 32 fast track wins.

· Mike Tyson, (New York) with a 50-6 professional record. Heavyweight world champion in the 80s.

· Rocky Marciano, of Italian and American nationality, was famous for his knockouts.

· Óscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles (California). Gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics, with a professional record of 39-6, world champion in 6 different categories.

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