The Walker Law passed in 1920 was an early New York state law regulating boxing. [1] [2] The law reestablished legal boxing in the state following the three-year ban created by the repeal of the Frawley Law. [3] The law instituted rules that better ensured the safety of combatants and reduced the roughness of the sport. [4] The law limited matches to fifteen rounds, required a physician in attendance, restricted certain aggressive acts such as head-butting, and created a regulatory commission, the New York State Athletic Commission. [5]
The first main event conducted under this new law was the Joe Welling vs. Johnny Dundee bout. [6]
The Walker Law passed in 1920 was an early New York state law regulating boxing. [1] [2] The law reestablished legal boxing in the state following the three-year ban created by the repeal of the Frawley Law. [3] The law instituted rules that better ensured the safety of combatants and reduced the roughness of the sport. [4] The law limited matches to fifteen rounds, required a physician in attendance, restricted certain aggressive acts such as head-butting, and created a regulatory commission, the New York State Athletic Commission. [5]
The first main event conducted under this new law was the Joe Welling vs. Johnny Dundee bout. [6]