3 Facts - Ancient Olympic Boxing

Boxing was first accepted as an Olympic sport in 688 BC, being called Pygme or Pygmachia. Participants trained on punching bags (called a korykos). Fighters wore leather straps (called himantes) over their hands, wrists, and sometimes breast, to protect them from injury. The straps left their fingers free. Legend had it that the Spartans were the first to box as a way to prepare for sword and shield fighting. According to Philostratos, the good boxer should have long and powerful arms, strong shoulders, a high neck, and powerfuBoxing was first accepted as an Olympic sport in 688 BC, being called Pygme or Pygmachia. Participants trained on punching bags (called a korykos). Fighters wore leather straps (called himantes) over their hands, wrists, and sometimes breast, to protect them from injury. The straps left their fingers free. Legend had it that the Spartans were the first to box as a way to prepare for sword and shield fighting. According to Philostratos, the good boxer should have long and powerful arms, strong shoulders, a high neck, and powerful and flexible wrists. Handicaps are a thick shin (preventing agility) and a large stomach (prevents supple movements). In addition, the boxer should possess persistence, patience, endurance, great will-power, and strength and flexible wrists.

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[4fulsealteam]

Pretty cool info & video..from: Rockin Robin Rox.

[OlympicGamesTV]

@4fulsealteam Thank you my friend.

[japroctor]

Excellent video and great information regards John & Keith

[OlympicGamesTV]

Thank you

[RedNYello505]

No time limit? No rounds? Fuck

[PhilosopherFresh]

I hope they head strong heads! I wonder if there was a real Lil Mac somewhere out there in history taking on an ancient Mike Tyson. :O)

[LostandFoundTravel]

@OGCis Invented the exact same day as the fist. :)

[LostandFoundTravel]

By Lot? Yikes.

[OGCis]

boxin, one of the oldest sports

[mettanc]

sorta how it is now but safer amd more regulation. have u seen the fighter movie?

michael

[Inky261]

super

[gaby33174]

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[iwanttofight69]

Common sense