Thank the British

[Randall_Hopkirk]

Queen was better than any other rock band going.

My 70 year-old Grandma would agree with you, I wouldn't.

[feed-the-goat]

nah, The Smiths were better than The Beatles. .

I agree with that but what about the stone roses?

[Tuggers1986]

Stone Roses **** on any band in the past 40 years.

They still have the #1 album of all time.

[moochi]

on a boxing forum, why don't we say thanks to the British for creating the sport of Boxing. Thanks Brits!

[Chups]

The Cure!

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

could care less about Calzaghe or the Beatles....

Thanks for ricky Hatton and the Rolling Stones....

And for being such pushovers when we took our freedom from them.

And for their many contributions to dental care and world-class cuisine.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

on a boxing forum, why don't we say thanks to the British for creating the sport of Boxing. Thanks Brits!

Yeah. Because nobody fought before the 1800's.

[squealpiggy]

Stone Roses **** on any band in the past 40 years.

They still have the #1 album of all time.

The Smiths > Joy Division > The Cure > The Stone Roses > The Happy Mondays > New Order > New Order's ****ty Latest Reincarnation.

And for their many contributions to dental care and world-class cuisine.

Oh hahaha Austin Powers is spot on, spot on. Insert fat loudmouth yank comment here.

[FUMIN 88]

Yeah. Because nobody fought before the 1800's.

boxing, also known as pugilism or the sweet science, has roots that go all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome. Back then fights would take place without gloves but with just leather taped on to the hands. This resulted in even more gruesome, deadly battles.

The first documented "boxing match" took place in 1681 in Britain when the Duke of Albemarle engineered a bout between his butler and his butcher.

In the coming years, bare-knuckle boxing contests would be held in ampitheatres all over England. Jack Boughton, also known as "the Father of Boxing," developed the first set of rules for the sport and published them in 1743 as a result from a bout where he killed his opponent in 1741.

The most revolutionary change in the sport came in 1865 when John Sholto Douglass, the Eighth Marquess of Queensbury, drew up new rules of boxing which basically transformed the sport into what it is today. He is regarded as the "Patron Saint" of boxing and some of the most significant changes were three-minute roundsand the regulated use of approved boxing gloves. You can read the whole set of 12 rules here.

At this point the popularity of boxing continued to spread. It was included in the St. Louis Olympic Games in 1904 for the first time ever. From here on, talented fighters from all over the world would meet and fight for sanctioned titles all throughout the 20th Century and into the 21st.

In 1927 the National Boxing Association (NBA) became the first "sanctioning body" to govern over the sport. These sanctioning bodies ranked fighters and arranged matches between champions and the most deserving challengers, all for a healthy sanctioning fee of course. Today, three "recognized" sanctioning bodies control the world of boxing. The WBC, IBF and WBA are the only bodies whos titlists are recognized worldwide as "champions."

so yeah i would say boxing comes from Britain fact

[Jim_Davis]

Britain produce boxers with great entertainment value and likablitity.