Leeanne Reindl - Boxing - From Chump to Champ: A Step - by - Step guide to Boxing

The goal of boxing is to hit the most direct hits on the opponent, and in the end the judges make a vote between them until reaching a verdict on which of the athletes made more points with the blows.

There are other ways to win, and they are:

Have an opponent fall 2 to 3 times on the canvas in the same round (the number depends on the competition);
Knock out, when the opponent lands on the ground or rests on the ropes, and the referee counts up to 10 and the athlete can not stand up at that time;
The referee may also score a technical knockout. This happens when one of the boxers is taking with many consecutive blows and the referee considers that he is not able to receive them;
Lastly, one of the assistants can throw the towel to the floor, meaning that they are giving up the fight;

The number of people involved in combat other than the boxers is still high, and each has its function: Lets see what they are and what they do.

Referee

The referee is responsible for complying with the rules of the boxers, being within the ring to control the behavior of the athletes and intervening when the situation demands it;

Judges

In a combat 3 judges are present, who have like responsibility to count the blows of each boxer and thus decide who gains the combat, if there is no knockout;

Doctor

A physician should always be present to assess the condition of the boxers during combat, ascertaining whether he is able to continue the fight;

Timekeeper

This is responsible for the time of the round and touches the gong, which is used to mark the end of each round;

Technical director

The Technical Director is responsible for judges decisions, reviewing them and announcing the result. He is also responsible for other decisions in combat;

Locutor

He is responsible for making the announcements of the results of the fights, presentation of the fighters, authorities, referee, judges, etc.

Assistants

Each boxer is entitled to have four assistants, who are behind the fighters post (red corner or blue corner) and have the responsibility to advise the boxer, deal with him and throw in the towel when he thinks he is no longer able to continue fight;

Sparing

Sparing is the name given to the fighters who are responsible for training with other boxers. They are usually amateur or early-career fighters and often even become great boxers and champions, including Larry Holmes, sparing Muhammad Ali.

For fights to be as fair as possible, boxers are divided into weight categories. Thus each boxer only fights with another boxer of similar weight to his, making the fighting much more fair and balanced.

The male weight categories are as follows:
Light Fly 48 pounds
Fly 51 pounds
Rooster 54 pounds
Worth 57 pounds
Lightweight 60 pounds
Light Middle Medium 64 pounds
Average middle -69 pounds
Medium 75 pounds
Medium-heavy 81 pounds
Heavy 91 pounds
Super heavy + 91 pounds

Some of the rules of the Professional Boxing fights are:

Strokes are only considered scoring if they are hit from the front or the side of the head or the abdomen of the opponent. Scores on the arms are not scored.
Punching the back of the head, grabbing or striking below the waist are infractions. When done, the referee gives a warning to the boxer. If this is repeated again, the boxer may be disqualified.
The boxer can not strike his opponent while he is on the ground;
Bites are also cause for warning and potential disqualification;

• Direct: Fast and strong blow that hits the front of the opponent with the fist that was behind the guard.
• Jabe: The same as the direct, only with the other fist, which is the front in the guard.
• Crusader: As strong as the direct but hits the side of the opponents head. In this movement, the arm ends flexed, unlike the direct.
• Hook: Movement of the wrist in a curved trajectory that reaches the side of the head or the abdomen of the fighter.
• Uppercut: Blow done from the bottom up to aim at the other fighters chin.
• Jab-direct: Mixing the direct blow with the jab blow, i.e. the fighter gets punching the opponent with both hands at the same time.

"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am." Muhammad Ali (1942-2016).

Several time world champion boxer in the heavyweight category, Muhammad Ali arouses adoration raised to the rank of adulation, as much as he incites criticism.

Even today, the late world champion of boxing ranks at the top as the greatest legend of the sport.

In addition to being undefeated in the boxing ring during his glory days, he embodies a humanitarian model to follow, an intelligence at the service of progress and human rights.