30 Surprising Facts About Boxing

One can talk a lot about boxing and it is interesting because it is popular and has many fans. Below are the 30 most interesting facts.

1. Boxing rules were first approved by athlete John Graham Chambers in 1867. The project was sponsored by John Sholto Douglas, so his name became a household name for these rules.
2. The discipline of the Olympics, boxing was approved in 1904. The first champion was John Sullivan.
3. There are 2 types of boxing: professional and amateur. In the first, there are 17 weight groups available, in the second - 11.
4. The highest-grossing fight - a fight between boxers Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis, which took place in 2002. Tyson received $ 35 million for the victory.
5. A record number of tickets were sold in 1993 in the capital of Mexico, where a duel was held between Greg Hoggan and Julio Chavez.
6. World record holder for the number of combat knockdowns - Archie Moore. Throughout his sports career, he spent 145 knockdowns.
7. 44 fights in a row by knockout were won by boxer Lamar Clark, and to this day it is an absolute record.
8. Boxer George Foreman had a record number of fights won by knockout - a total of 68 fights.
9. The famous promoter Don King has prepared about 500 champion fights.
10. The record for the height of a boxer was given not to Nikolai Valuev, as people usually think, but to Gogya Mitu, an athlete with a height of 2.23 m. For example, Nikolai Valuev's height is 2.12 m.
11. The youngest WBA world champion is Wilfred Benitez. He became such at the age of 17. And Mike Tyson is the youngest heavyweight champion, at that time he was not yet 21.
12. The oldest athlete is considered Bernard Hopkins, his age at that time was 46 years.
13. 25 times in a rowing athlete Joe Louis received champion status and this is an absolute record.
14. The record holder for longevity was George Foreman, who died less than a year before his centenary.
15. Tony Canzoneri managed to keep his title only 33 days, this is the least.
16. Joe Louis was the longest champion - 11 years and 252 days.
17. The longest fight, lasting 7 hours and 19 minutes (110 rounds), took place between Jack Burke and Andy Bowen in 1983.
18. The shortest fight considered was Pat Brownson and Michael Collins, it lasted only 4 seconds.
19. The record heavyweight boxing fight took place in 2007 between Brandon Berry and Jeremy McSparren. The total weight of the boxers is 340 kg.
20. Throughout his 18-year career, David Tua, a heavyweight boxer, has never been knocked down.
21. Rocky Marciano has the most unbeaten fights, who has successfully completed 49 fights, and 43 of them ended in a knockout of an opponent.
22. Oscar De La Hoya earned more money, his total fee is $ 300 million.
23. Sunny Liston and George Foreman are considered impressive heavyweights, with a fist with a diameter of 38 cm and a half-meter biceps, respectively.
24. Boxer Arturo Gatti was killed by his own wife, although he declared that he was not afraid of anything.
25. Famous creative people in Russia and in the Russian Empire were fond of boxing - Alexander Rosenbaum and Vladimir Vysotsky, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin.
26. Of the foreign celebrities who were fond of boxing, one can name Charlie Chaplin. He once worked as a sparring partner.
27. Boxing is often found in world cinema, the highest-grossing films were shot with his participation.
28. Julius Francis is considered the most talented boxer in the field of business. He advertised shoe companies on the soles of his boots.
29. There are 4 types of championship belts in boxing. If a boxer collects 3 of them, then he will be the champion of the planet in absolute terms.
30. There is an intellectual type of boxing in the world - shah-boxing, it already has its own boxing association and its own world champions.