The beginning of boxing in britain, 1300 to 1700 / Arly Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Arly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boxing--Great Britain--History.

Boxing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

""This is the first description of how boxing was reborn in Europe after the end of the ancient world. It tells the birth of modern boxing: how boxing began as a criminal activity in England; how it then became a sport supported by the aristocracy and the king; how it then was outlawed; and finally, how it became a sport popular around the world. Modern boxing could only have begun in England. It was made possible by the native English sense of Fair Play. Boxing then repaid its debt by saving England from revolution. Because of boxing, Englishmen avoided the violent societal clashes common to France and Germany during the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Because of boxing, Englishmen avoided the violence of the stiletto and the assassin's knife. British boxing also drove out the sword and pistol duels common to other countries. Despite being a brutal sport, boxing made England one of the safest countries in the world. The book describes the meaning of the rituals of boxing: The parade to the ring, the ring itself, the meaning of the handshakes before and after the fight, why a knock-down does not end the fight, and why only two men fight at a time. This is the first book on boxing to rely on material from medieval manuscripts. It has extensive footnotes and a large bibliography."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Wrestling and boxing

Buffeting, beheading and the beginning of boxing

Fist- fighting and the earliest rules of boxing

The first boxers in Britain

Boxing and the duel of honor

Boxing and the concept of fair play

The Puritans and the first matches of boxing

Gambling and boxing

Why was prizefighting illegal?

Bringing back bare-knuckle boxing

Was it legal for King Richard I to use wax on his fists?

Pluck buffet

Was the caestus reintroduced into sixteenth century England?

Oliver Cromwell and the squire papers

Early English law cases dealing with boxing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-3939-6