the boxing
TRANSCRIPT
Carlos Sánchez Hervías
2nd Bachillerato AD
History.
The Best Boxers in History.
• The Golden Age.• The Actuality.
• The Old Timers.
The Technique.
• Punches.• Stance.
• Defense.
The Costume.
Videos.
Questions.
• Origin: Greece, 688 BC.
• London Prize rules, 1838. New rules: 1.- A 7.5 meter ring with ropes. 2.- 30 seconds to declarate a KO. 3.- A headbutting, or hitting below the belt is a foul.
• Modern Boxing or English Boxing, 1743. Also known as Irish Boxing. Broughton`s rules (bare-knuckle boxing).
• Boxing comes to the USA, 1895. New rules and costume.
John L. Sullivan, 1870
(left). Jack Dempsey,
1910 (right).
• William Thompson (1811-1880), the longest fight of history with 52 rounds.
• John L. Sullivan (1858-1918), 41 figths, 38 wins and 31 wins by KO.
• Jack Broughton (1701-1798), boxing pioneer in America.
• Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), 88 fights, 66 wins and 51 wins by KO.
• Rocky "The Brockton Blockbuster" Marciano (1923-1969), 49 fights, 49 wins and 43 Wins by KO.
• Sonny Liston (1932-1970), 54 figths, 49 wins and 42 wins by KO.
• Cassius Clay “Muhammad Ali” (1942-live), 61 fights, 56 wins and 37 wins by KO.
“Fly like a butterfly, sting like a wasp.”
• Mike Tyson (1966-live), 58 fights, 50 wins and 49 wins by KO. Youngest boxer to win the heavyweigth championship (20 years).
• The Klitschko dinasty: Vitali (1971), 45 fights, 43 wins, 40 by KO and Wladimir (1976), 59 fights, 56wins, 49 by KO. They have all the heavyweight champioships (WBC/ WBA, WBO, IBF and The Ring)
• The Jab or Direct.
• The Cross.
• The Hook.
• The Uppercut.
• The Slip or Slipping.
• The Bobbing
• The Footwork
• The Blocking
• The Cover-up
The fighters used to wear:
• A pair of gloves.
• A pair of special poots.
• A pants.
• A mouth protector.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmaHGY7BEog (Muhammad Ali)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfEQ3gKdHc&feature=related
(Mike Tyson)
1.- When and where was “created” the modern boxing?
a) Greece, 688 BC.
b) England, 1743.
c) England, 1673.
2.- Which of these rules of the London prize is false?
a) A 7.5 meter ring with ropes.
b) A headbutting, or hitting below the belt is a foul.
c) 10 seconds to declarate a KO.
3.- Which is the nickname of Roky Marciano?
a) The pretty boy.
b) The Brockton Blockbuster.
c) The silly man.
4.- Which of these is not a punch?
a) The Bobbing.
b) The Hook.
c) The Uppercut.