Transcript Boxing in America.ppt

Boxing in America
By
Gary Williams
The Early Years
Bare Knuckles
First style of fighting
No Gloves were used
 Very Bloody
Early Champions
John Sullivan (1858-1918)
First World Heavyweight Champion
1882-1892
Defeated by James “Gentleman Jim” Corbett
James “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (18661933)
Second World Heavyweight Champion
1892-1897
Defeated by Bob Fitzsimmons
20th Century
Legends
Jack Dempsey
1895-1983
Heavyweight Champion 1919-1926
Rocky Marciano
1923-1969
Heavyweight Champion 1952-1956
 Only undefeated champion in the history of gloved boxing 49-0
Muhammad Ali
1942-present
Heavyweight Champion 1964-1967,1974-1978
 Most charismatic Heavyweight in boxing history
Historical Fight
Ali Vs Frazier
 Both fighters were undefeated at the time
Ali 31-0 (25 KO’s)
Frazier 26-0 (23 KO’s)
 Fight took place on March 8th, 1971 At
Madison Square Garden
Frazier Defeated Ali
By Decision
Rivalries
Emile Griffith Vs Benny Paret
Fought three times.
First fight Griffith won the Welterweight title by K.O.
Second fight Paret won the title back by split decision.
Third fight became tragic.
 Paret was beaten badly in the corner, 10 days after the fight he
lapsed into a coma and died.
Jack Britton Vs Ted “Kid” Lewis
Fought 20 times.
Traded the Welterweight title back and forth four times.
Most of their fights were No Decision bouts.
In bouts where a verdict was rendered Britton won four,
Lewis won three and there was one draw.
Championship Belts
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3 Main Organizations in Boxing
Each has it’s own belt for each weight class
Most well known are the Heavyweight belts
3 organizations are:
WBC (World Boxing Council)
WBA (World Boxing Association)
IBF (International Boxing Federation)
WBC
IBF
Current Champions
WBA
WBC
IBF
Heavyweight
Roy Jones Jr.
48-1 (38 KO)
Heavyweight
Lennox Lewis
40-2-1 (31 KO)
Heavyweight
Chris Byrd
36-2 (20 KO)
WBA
WBC
IBF
Middleweight
William Joppy
34-2-1 (25 KO)
Middleweight
Bernard Hopkins
41-2-1-1 (30 KO)
Middleweight
Bernard Hopkins
41-2-1-1 (30 KO)
WBA
WBC
IBF
Lightweight
Leonard Dorin
21-0 (7 KO)
Lightweight
Floyd Mayweather
30-0 (20 KO)
Lightweight
Paul Spadafora
36-0 (14 KO)
Don King
 Most famous Boxing
promoter of all time
 Also the most infamous
 Aligned himself with
many Boxing champions
 Mike Tyson, Evander
Holyfield, Roberto Duran,
and Julio Cesar Chavez
 Coined the phrase “Only
In America”
Fight Purses
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
UnderCard Purses
Main Event Purses
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
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1999
2000
2001
2002
Summary
 Boxing was once uncivilized and barbaric
 Over the years it has become regulated but still
maintains a violent reputation
 Has gone from just a sport and involved into a business
Don King was and still is a big reason for the sport’s
progression
 Was once considered by many to be the American
pastime
Is still as mainstream today as it was in the past
 Has become very diverse
Many different fighters from many different countries
have become professionals in the U.S.