Draft:Outline of boxing

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to boxing:

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time.

What is boxing?

Boxing can be described as all of the following:

Sport – form of competitive physical activity which,^[1] through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants^[2] or spectators.
- Contact sport – involve a degree of player-to-player or player-to-object contact.
  - Combat sport – competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using specialized rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating real hand-to-hand combat in some way.
  - Collision sport – according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "in collision sports, athletes purposely hit or collide with each other or inanimate objects, including the ground, with great force."
- Competitive sport – sport in which one or more participants or teams compete against one another. The one that is the most successful in achieving the objective of the game or sport event is the winner.
  - Combat sport – competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using specialized rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating real hand-to-hand combat in some way.
  - Individual sport – sport in which participants compete as individuals.
- Recreational sport – sport engaged in as a leisure time activity.
- Spectator sport – sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. Spectator sports are a form of entertainment.
- Professional sport – sport in which the athletes receive payment for their performance.

Types of boxing

History of boxing

Boxing-related publications

Books about boxing

Boxing-related periodicals

Boxing-related organizations

Persons influential in boxing

Boxing promoters

Bob Arum - Founder of Top Rank, one of the most successful boxing promotion companies
Rodney Berman - South African boxing promoter and founder of Golden Gloves Promotions
Oscar De La Hoya - Former boxer turned promoter, founder of Golden Boy Promotions
Lou DiBella - American boxing promoter and founder of DiBella Entertainment
Eddie Hearn - British boxing promoter and managing director of Matchroom Sport
Al Haymon - Influential boxing manager and founder of Premier Boxing Champions
Don King - Iconic American boxing promoter known for promoting Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson
Cedric Kushner - South African-born American boxing promoter
Sampson Lewkowicz - Uruguayan-born boxing promoter known for discovering Manny Pacquiao
Tex Rickard - Early 20th century American boxing promoter who built the third Madison Square Garden
Richard Schaefer - Swiss banker turned boxing promoter, former CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
Kalle Sauerland - German boxing promoter, part of the Sauerland Event promotion company
Frank Warren - British boxing promoter and founder of Queensberry Promotions

References

^ "Definition of sport". SportAccord.
^ Council of Europe. "The Europien sport charter". Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links

[sportaccord-1] "Definition of sport". SportAccord.

[council-2] Council of Europe. "The Europien sport charter". Retrieved 2012-03-05.

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