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NEWS FROM THE PAST ALL ABOUT THE LIFE AND THE TRADITIONS OF THE PAST EXCLUSIVE AND REAL NEWS Boxing in Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Boxing dates The boxers could wear gloves and back to the VIII century BC It wrappings on their arms belows was practiced in many Greek the elbows. The second legend cities and it was a significant part says that Mycenaean warriors of ancient Greek athletic culture. included boxing among their There are lots of legends about competitions for honoring the the origin of boxing. One legend fallen. Fighters wore leather says that the ruler Theseus straps (himantes) over their hands invented a form of boxing in and breast to protect themselves which two men sat face to face from injury. There was no and beat each other with their protection for the face or the head. fists until one of them died. This picture represents the Ancient Greek Boxing WHAT DO THE HISTORIANS SAY? Historians say that the boxing was originally developed in Sparta. In fact Spartans didn’t use helmets because they tought that boxing was necessary for preparing them to the blows to the head they would receive in battle. The equipment was: The main rules were: no holds or wrestling,any type Himantes>leather straps used as protection for the knuckles of blow with the hand was allowed,no gouging with and hand. They were long straps that were wrapped around the the fingers, no rings, no rounds or time limits,victory hands. was decided when one fighter gave up, no weight Sphairai>similar to himantes,but they contained a padded classes. interior while the exterior was harder. There were important ancient Olympic Champions Oxys>they were leather bands encircling the hand,wrist, and like: Diagoras of Rhodes, Melankomas, Gladius of forearm. Carystus. Korykos>they were the equivalent to modern punching bags. They were filled with sand or flour. Zonno,Mennella,Lonardelli,Parisi.

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