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The AKC registered the first Boxer in 1904, [3] and recognized the first Boxer champion, Dampf vom Dom, in 1915. During World War I, the Boxer was co-opted for military work, acting as a valuable messenger dog, pack carrier, attack dog, and guard dog. [3] The Boxer did not become popular around the world until after World War II. Taken home by ...
Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle), a European, multi-role, armoured vehicle; Boxer Rebellion, a 1900 armed conflict in China Boxer movement, participants in the Boxer Rebellion; HMS Boxer, nine ships of the Royal Navy, 1797–2004; USS Boxer, six US Navy ships; Operation Boxer, a 1969 series of Israeli air attacks on Egyptian targets near the ...
Any punch other than a jab is considered a power punch. If a boxer is right-handed (orthodox), their left hand is the lead hand and his right hand is the rear hand. For a left-handed boxer or southpaw, the hand positions are reversed. For clarity, the following assumes a right-handed boxer.
Manny Pacquiao has won world championships in eight weight divisions, more than any other boxer in history. The Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir , held all four major titles in the heavyweight division from 2011 to 2013; they were the first brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight championship at the same time.
Ricky Anderson; William Abelyan; Arthur Abraham; Miguel Acosta; Tomasz Adamek; Ola Afolabi; Joachim Alcine; Devon Alexander; José Alfaro; Muhammad Ali; Canelo Álvarez
A winner is declared if at least two judges score the bout in favour of the same boxer. The result is either a (win by) “unanimous decision”, by “majority decision” (if the third judge scores a draw), or by “split decision” (if the third judge scores the bout in favour of the other boxer).
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]