EXTREME BOXING of the ANCIENT WORLD

[McGoorty]

This thread is about BOXING AT THE EXTREME END OF THE SCALE.... ANCIENT BOXING

You guy's think Boxers of the last century were tough..... well check out these links to the type of boxing they had in the ancient OLYMPICS......... This thread is for anything about ancient Boxing...... YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT PLEASE ....

Read from these links below.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=7&sqi=2&ved=0CFUQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpenelope.uchicago.edu%2FThayer%2F E%2FRoman%2FTexts%2Fsecondary%2FSMIGRA*%2FCestus.h tml&ei=2oVvTviDCLDJmAXs36GACg&usg=AFQjCNG41hHizfBzjvxYbeybB-C90DGgPA&sig2=ruorRH0wFCMF78rVClEdyw http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&so...Kse3jCe9noeMmg http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roma...man-sports.htm

[McGoorty]

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&so...QU1E8bpzQFmN7A http://www.google.com.au/url?url=htt...=0CD8QygQwBDgK

[SBleeder]

Where is Muhammad Ali? He was one of the earliest champions in the history of boxing, a sport which was invented in 1957 but didn't reach its Golden Age until 2009.

[McGoorty]

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&so...cqZf28BLQNmYpQ http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&so...XRWpUJNTiee3YA

[McGoorty]

Where is Muhammad Ali? He was one of the earliest champions in the history of boxing, a sport which was invented in 1957 but didn't reach its Golden Age until 2009.

Of course....... you're right..... what was I thinking........ hope you like the links....... Trojansbaby,.... will tell you that boxing began with B-Hop.

[McGoorty]

You must read the 2nd link especially

#1. Greek Sculpture 2nd link a Pankration Training guide.....http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=497729 http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&so...Yd24MAXa1ED0lQ

[StarshipTrooper]

The Romans used to box with sp1ked gauntlets.....those pvssies :cool9:

[Miburo]

Pankration was much more emphasized than boxing.

[SBleeder]

The Romans used to box with sp1ked gauntlets.....those pvssies :cool9:

Floyd would have parried those shots all night.

[StarshipTrooper]

Floyd would have parried those shots all night.

And Vitali would have shook them off all night long :cool9: