Draft:Outline of boxing

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to boxing:

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and hand wraps, 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 that aims to improve fitness and entertain participants or spectators.
  • Contact sport – involve physical contact between players.
    • Combat sport – competitive contact sport with rules simulating hand-to-hand combat.
    • Collision sport – in which athletes purposely collide with each other or objects.
  • Competitive sport – athletes or teams compete to determine a winner.
    • Individual sport – sports where participants compete as individuals.
  • Recreational sport – sport engaged in for leisure or recreation.
  • Spectator sport – played primarily for the entertainment of spectators.
  • Professional sport – where athletes receive payment for participation.

Types of boxing

• Professional boxing – also known as prizefighting.
• Amateur boxing
• Bare-knuckle boxing
• Chess boxing
• Women's boxing

Boxing events and formats

• Undercard
• Main event
• Pay-per-view
• Superfight

Regional boxing traditions

• Filipino boxing

History of boxing

• History of boxing
• Ancient Greek boxing
• Marquess of Queensberry Rules

Boxing rules

• Boxing weight classes
• Knockout
• Technical knockout

Boxing violations

• Low blow
• Headbutt

Boxing equipment

• Boxing glove
• Hand wrap
• Boxing ring
• Mouthguard

Boxing moves and techniques

• Boxing styles and technique
• Clinch fighting
• Feint
• Punch (combat)
  • Rabbit punch
  • Counterpunch
• Stances
  • Orthodox stance
  • Southpaw stance

Boxing training and preparation

Boxing training

• Sparring
• Shadowboxing
• Strength training

Boxing and health

• Concussion

Boxing personnel

• Cutman
• Cornerman
• Referee
• Ring announcer

Boxing championships

• List of boxing champions
• List of current world boxing champions
• World heavyweight boxing championship
• Lineal championship
• World championship
• Golden Gloves
• Boxing at the Summer Olympics
• IBA Men's World Boxing Championships
• IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

Boxing-related media

Boxing-related publications

Books about boxing

• The Sweet Science – a collection of boxing essays by A.J. Liebling.
• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
• Facing Ali – profiles of opponents of Muhammad Ali.

Boxing-related periodicals

• The Ring (magazine)
• Boxing News
• BoxRec (online record archive)

Boxing-related videos

• List of boxing films

Boxing-related organizations

• International Boxing Association (AIBA)
• World Boxing Association
• World Boxing Council
• International Boxing Federation
• World Boxing Organization
• Commonwealth Boxing Council
• European Boxing Union
• British Boxing Board of Control
• Nevada State Athletic Commission
• USA Boxing
• Amateur Boxing Association of England
• Australian National Boxing Federation

Persons influential in boxing

• Muhammad Ali – three-time world heavyweight champion, cultural icon.
• Mike Tyson – youngest heavyweight champion in history.
• Sugar Ray Robinson – considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters.
• Joe Louis – reigned as heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949.
• Rocky Marciano – only undefeated heavyweight champion.
• Jack Johnson – first African American world heavyweight champion.
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. – undefeated five-division world champion.
• Manny Pacquiao – eight-division world champion.
• George Foreman – two-time heavyweight world champion.
• Evander Holyfield – undisputed champion at cruiserweight and heavyweight.

Boxing promoters

• Bob Arum – founder of Top Rank Promotions.
• Rodney Berman – founder of Golden Gloves Promotions.
• Oscar De La Hoya – founder of Golden Boy Promotions.
• Lou DiBella – founder of DiBella Entertainment.
• Eddie Hearn – managing director of Matchroom Sport.
• Al Haymon – founder of Premier Boxing Champions.
• Don King – promoted Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.
• Cedric Kushner
• Sampson Lewkowicz
• Tex Rickard
• Richard Schaefer
• Kalle Sauerland
• Frank Warren

See also

• Outline of sports