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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing Addition to Early history of Boxing The earliest type of evidence that depicts boxing was carvings (3rd century) that was found in in modern Iraq. It seems to be that the way they fought in Egypt was just with their fists and no hand wraps, this can be seen within the carving which is depicted around 1350 BCE which was found in Thebes.

Edited Paragraph of Roman boxing (rules, equipment, participants) Boxing was one of the primary events during Ancient Rome which was influenced by their Etruscan neighbors, roughly located in Tuscany. The name of Boxing during Ancient Roman times was pugilism. During the early stages of boxing, the Romans who participated in this event were usually nude which in the beginning was somewhat unusual but then became a social norm. Boxing was one of the most rigorous and violent sport during this specific time in Rome. There was some type of protection during regular boxing matches but when Gladiatorial events started to appear, the hand wraps were called “ceastus” which is almost identical to the first type of hand wraps but metal edges was attached to it to make a more of a deadly blow. The participants hair was usually cut short, except for the back, so it would be nearly impossible for the boxer to grab hair. Some of the rules was that if one of the boxer goes down the other opponent was not able to punch him with downward punches towards the face. Another thing is that there was no weight classes or divisions, which made the competitions very interesting. Most of the participants were willing to participant in these brutal matches but overtime the use of slaves were intertwined within the games.

Original Paragraph One particularly important position in this form of wrestling was one where one of the contestants was lying on his belly with the other on his back trying to strangle him. The athlete on the bottom would try to grasp an arm of the one on top and turn him over onto his back while the athlete on top would try to complete the choke without being rolled.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_wrestling Edited Paragraph with more information and history The initial up bringing of wrestling as a sport would be around the Sumarian times which dates back to 5000 years ago. Some evidence that backs this up was drawings that were discovered in the tomb in Beni-Hassan (Burial Site). To the Greeks, wrestling was not just some type of entertainment but it was a science to them or it could be classified as a divine art. During the early stages of development, the participants would "cover themselves in olive oil and a thin layer of sand to protect themselves from "sunlight or cold weather." Wrestling was one of the three major events that happened during the ancient greek period. There are three major rules that participants had to follow. The only way to win is if you are able to throw your opponent to the ground three times. A participant was not allowed to have help or take breaks and for no reason blows and kicks were not acceptable. When the match begins, the wrestlers are usually in a squat position and they would grapple each other and throw them to the ground. There was no weight class but ideally the bigger and heavier usually dominates this type of sport. It could also be considered one of the most unusual and uninteresting sports within the three dominant ones.