The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to boxing:
Boxing (also known as "western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport and a martial art in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.
What is boxing?
Boxing can be described as all of the following:
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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.
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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."
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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.
-
Contact sport – involve a degree of player-to-player or player-to-object contact.
Types of boxing
History of boxing
See also
References
- ^ "Definition of sport". SportAccord.
- ^ Council of Europe. "The Europien sport charter". Retrieved 2012-03-05.
External links
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to boxing:
Boxing (also known as "western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport and a martial art in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.
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.
-
Contact sport – involve a degree of player-to-player or player-to-object contact.
Types of boxing
History of boxing
See also
References
- ^ "Definition of sport". SportAccord.
- ^ Council of Europe. "The Europien sport charter". Retrieved 2012-03-05.
External links
Boxing at Wikipedia's
sister projects
-
Definitions from Wiktionary
-
Media from Commons
-
News from Wikinews
-
Quotations from Wikiquote
-
Texts from Wikisource
-
Textbooks from Wikibooks
-
Resources from Wikiversity