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	USA Boxing - safety
		Amateur boxing ranks as the safest sport among contact sports such as football and wrestling and among other events such as equestrian events and motorcyle racing.
		In April 1986, after concerns were raised by the America Medical Association and other medical societies, the United States Olympic Committee, at the request of USA Boxing, approved and funded a proposal by the John Hopkins Medical Institutes to initiate a prospective study of active amateur boxers.
		No, according to the National Safety Council's 1996 accident report, amateur boxing ranked 23rd on its list of injuries.
	www.usaboxing.org /100.htm (320 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Boxing
		BONNYRIGG Amateur Boxing Club were left in an embarrassing situation after a team from the Hartlepool Catholic Boys Boxing Club staged a mass walkout in protest at the standard of their accommodation in the Capital's North Merchiston Boys Club.
		BOXING gold medallist Anderson to consider his future if his mentor is allowed to leave.
		SCOTT Harrison's defence of his World Boxing Organisation featherweight title in Belfast on 20 May...
	sport.scotsman.com /boxing.cfm (398 words)

	Boxing article - Boxing Boxer (disambiguation) computer science primitive types object - What-Means.com
		In the late 19th and early 20th century, amateur boxing was encouraged in schools, universities and in the armed forces, but the champions, in the main, came from among the urban poor.
		Internationally, amateur boxing spread steadily throughout the first half of the 20th century, but when the first international body, the Federation Internationale de Boxe Amateur (International Amateur Boxing Federation) was formed in Paris in 1920, there were only five member nations.
		Boxing, however, probably grew most specifically out of the demonstrations held at the Fives Court and the Tennis Court in London in the early 19th century.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Boxing (3738 words)

	Boxing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the late 19th and early 20th century, amateur boxing was encouraged in schools, universities and in the armed forces, but the champions, in the main, came from among the urban poor.
		In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring punches rather than concern with doing physical damage to one's opponent.
		Fights at the amateur boxing level were scored by five judges, who gave 20 points to whoever they thought won a round, and 19 to the loser, or 18, depending on knockdowns or point deductions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boxing (6715 words)

	Houston Boxing Scene
		The renaissance of the Houston amateur boxing scene continued with a fantastic show at the Sheraton Hotel in North Houston on July 29th, sponsored by the Universal Martial Arts Hall of Fame and the 225 Boxing Club.
		There are currently at least 700 amateur boxers registered in Houston and the surrounding area, training in 52 boxing clubs.
		might appear at first to be so much hype until you consider the history of the Houston amateur boxing scene, and the legends already produced thus far.
	www.houstonboxingscene.com /espanol.htm (470 words)

	Houston Boxing Scene
		I wonder if most of you amateur boxing folk even know how ill one of your board members is? Don Hebert is a man I have known most of my life.
		Because of his generosity and hard earned success in the boxing equipment business (which speaks volumes for his character), John has opened a new age in amateur boxing.
		He has done more for amateur boxing clubs and associations, not just in Louisiana, but around the country than anyone I know.
	www.houstonboxingscene.com (1095 words)

	Boxing Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
		In the late 19th and early 20th century, amateur boxing was encouraged in schools, universities and in the armed forces, but the champions, in the main, came from among the urban poor.
		In 1946, however, when the International Amateur Boxing Association (A.I.B.A.) was formed in London, twenty-four nations from five continents were represented, and the A.I.B.A. has continued to be the official world federation of amateur boxing ever since.
		Boxing, however, probably grew most specifically out of the demonstrations held at the fives court and the tennis court in London in the early 19th century.
	www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/Boxing (6779 words)

	Speary Will Try Pro Boxing If War Blacks Out Games
		Billy Speary, national amateur boxing flyweight and bantamweight champion for the last three years and holder of practically every amateur title available in the United States, is headed for the professional ring.
		Speary's decisions was not influenced by the present controversy regarding the amateur boxing situation in the middle Atlantic district A.A.U., he said.
		The hard-hitting Nanticoke youngsters stated yesterday he expects to turn pro since the war in Europe appears to have doomed the 1940 Olympic Games.
	www.speary.com /_pages/trypro.htm (6779 words)

	UzbekWorld.com - Sport
		Uzbek Boxing Team arrived at Belfast, Ireland to take part in World Amateur Boxing Championship to kick off on June 3.
		Uzbek Boxing Team to take part in World Amateur Boxing Championship on June 3
		The Uzbekistan Youth boxing national team went to England for the friendly contests under supervision of the vice-president of the boxing federation Abdulla Rahmatov.
	www.uzbekworld.com /sport/boxing.shtml (428 words)

	Amazon.com: Boxing and Society : An International Analysis (Sport, Society and Politics): Books: John Sugden
		Boxing and society is the first comparative, sociological investigation of the subculture of amateur and professional boxing.
		A major section of the book centres around three detailed case studies of boxing clubs working in three very different national contexts: a ghetto boxing club in the United States; the complex community politics of Belfast, Northern Ireland; and finally, the context within which the world's finest amateur boxers are developed in Castro's Cuba.
		He goes on to examine the various positions taken in the ethical, moral and political debate over the future of boxing and highlights the need for a more informed sociological analysis of the sport as a significant aspect of world culture.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0719043212?v=glance (566 words)

	csa3.rtf
		Whether the tendency for lower baseline performance of boxers in psychometric studies is inherent in the boxing population, or primarily reflects early signs of neurological damage based on amateur boxing exposure, is subject to debate.
		\par \par }\pard\plain \s21\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright \fs22\cgrid {\ul Current AMA Policy Related to Boxing \par \par }{The AMA supports the elimination of both professional and amateur boxing as sports, including the venue of the Olympic Games (Policies H-470-908, reaffirmed in 1996, and H-470.973, }{\ul AMA Policy Compendium}{).
		While believing that a ban on boxing is the ultimate goal, until this occurs, the AMA supports efforts to protect amateu r and professional boxers from injuries, particularly brain injuries, to minimize their occurrence (H-470.984) and to educate the American public about the harmful effects of boxing on the health of participants (H-470.980 and H-470.983).
	www.ama-assn.org /meetings/public/annual99/reports/csa/rtf/csa3.rtf (4386 words)

	Update - Congress May Referee Boxing -- 06/29/1999
		Professional boxing has taken several hits in recent years from charges of fixed fights, promoter corruption and deaths in the ring, all of which have diminished the popularity of amateur competitions such as Golden Gloves tournaments and the Olympics.
		Gregory Sirb, president of the Association of Boxing Commissions, told CNSNews.com that he hopes to elevate boxing to the level of other professional sports such as football, baseball and basketball which enjoy a wide following at both the professional and amateur levels.
		"Boxing is perhaps the oldest sport in existence dating back to the ancient Sumerians in 2600 B.C. The ancient Greeks introduced boxing to the Olympics in 688 B.C.," said Rep. Tom Bliley (R-VA), chairman of the House Commerce Committee holding the hearings.
	www.cnsnews.com /ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\199906\POL19990629f.html (4386 words)

	Metroactive Features Little Miss Knock You Out
		International Amateur Boxing Association President Anwar Chowdhry, who makes recommendations to the Olympic Committee for event inclusion, was surprised by the high skill level of the women boxers at one recent competition, USA Boxing's Hildebrandt boasted.
		The amateur boxing coaches, she says, "prepare you to go to the Olympics.
		USA Boxing now has 2,000 women registered to fight in the United States, and the number of women in the ring is growing by leaps around the world.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/12.19.02/boxing-0251.html (2785 words)

	Boxing
		In 1946, however, when the International Amateur Boxing Association (A.I.B.A.) was formed in London, twenty-four nations from five continents were represented, and the A.I.B.A. has continued to be the official world federation of amateur boxing ever since.
		Boxing, however, probably grew most specifically out of the demonstrations held at the Fives Court and the Tennis Court in London in the early 19th century.
		Boxing first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1904 and, apart from the Games of 1912, has always been part of them.
	united-states.asinah.net /american-encyclopedia/wikipedia/b/bo/boxing.html (2785 words)

	International Games News August 2002
		Anwar Chowdhry, president of the Amateur International Boxing Association, met officials personally to tell them that he was unhappy with the level of judging in the games.
		Another 22 boxers will be chosen at the All Africa Amateur Boxing Championships in Gaberone in December, 2003, the rest at the final qualification tournament in Casablanca in March, 2004.
		He was also Chairman of the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, which was established after the games to manage the proceeds that resulted from those games.
	www.internationalgames.net /august2002.html (2785 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - USA Boxing's all-time Olympic champions
		Many boxers are known from the professional ranks, but first made their name in amateur boxing representing the U.S. at the Olympic Games, boxing legends and U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame members like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson and Sugar Ray Leonard.
		BOXING: Two U.S. Boxers Advance to the Medal Round at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
		USA Boxing celebrated 100 years of Olympic boxing champions when Andre Ward won his gold medal in Athens this past August.
	www.usolympicteam.com /11782_33038.htm (334 words)

	Bobby Lee's biggest KO came outside boxing ring - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Though he had a 41-4 amateur record as a lightweight and welterweight in the 1930s and early 1940s — three of the losses coming in territorial championship bouts — Lee knew, with his straight-ahead boxing style, where he was headed if he stayed in the ring.
		But for all that accumulated history — as a decorated amateur boxer and a local and a renown international boxing official — the 83-year-old Lee remains inextricably tied to Ali in local fight legend.
		It is a curious distinction for somebody who has spent three-quarters of a century in and around boxing.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Jul/09/sp/sp08a.html (977 words)

	Cyber Boxing Zone -- IBRO
		Boxing is a sport that has worldwide popularity at both the amateur and professional levels.
		Members have also done extensive work in amateur boxing research with a complete record of all Olympic Games bouts up to the 1980 Games included among their accomplishments.
		IBRO exists to provide a vehicle for individuals interested in boxing research to communicate these interests; to facilitate their research; to coordinate research activities and provide a means of meeting others who share these specialized interests.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/ibro.htm (373 words)

	Boxing Club
		There are more weight classes in college boxing than regular amateur boxing to allow more student athletes to compete for their school
		The association is designed to provide a safe, positive educational experience for student athletes and encourages participation at the intramural, instructional, recreational and competitive amateur boxing levels.
		The Boxing Club is in partnership with the University of Maryland Career Center.
	www.careercenter.umd.edu /studentgroups/Layouts/OPG-1.asp?Org_ID=29&OPG_ID=31 (403 words)

	Jesse Reid, Trainer of World Champions TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		Orlando never won a national amateur title, but he turned out to be one of the longest reigning bantamweight champions in the history of professional boxing.
		The coach of the Botswana amateur boxing team says the boxers performed well despite losing their bouts at the just-ended Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
		He was also very smart, using his boxing knowledge to develop his own fitness training method.
	thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/3388/jesse-reid-trainer-world-champions... (1556 words)

	Boxing
		In the late 19th and early 20th century, amateur boxing was encouraged in schools, universities and in the armed forces, but the champions, in the main, came from among the urban poor.
		In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring punches rather than concern with doing actual physical damage to one's opponent (though it still occurs).
		Boxing, however, probably grew most specifically out of the demonstrations held at the Fives Court and the Tennis Court in London in the early 19th century.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/bo/Boxing.htm (3760 words)

	TalkingBoxing.com - For All Your Boxing Needs - News and Discussion
		By making the Olympic boxing team in 1996 Reid accomplished what the majority of professional fighters today were never able to, and that alone puts him in some pretty exclusive company.
		He was a highly decorated and skilled amateur that over came many obstacles to make it to the pinnacle of amateur sports, and it all culminated with a huge knockout win for the Olympic Gold despite being down on the scorecards in the final round.
		But, to properly put the career of David Reid in perspective one needs to look at what was accomplished as a whole, and the caliber of fighters whose names he will forever be etched in stone with.
	www.talkingboxing.com /articles/2005/skjoldjuly6.html (3760 words)

	Youth Boxing in the UK
		These were: The National Amateur Boxing Association, The Schoolboys, and the National Association of Boys' Clubs.
		Charlie never forgot his early days in the Club and continued to support boy boxers at their Tournaments - presenting prizes, having his photograph taken with the boys etc. In 1987 he trained to be a coach with the London Amateur Boxing Association and was for many years a trainer for the Lion Boxing Club.
		Before turning professional Charlie started his boxing career, at the age of eleven years, at the Arbour Youth A.B.C. which is still going strong today.
	www.geocities.com /bobbo309/BBL-UKYouth.htm (264 words)

	World Boxing Association -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Most amateur boxing in the United States is regulated by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), which conducts a national...
		The heavyweight boxing division was in an even greater state of flux than normal in 2003 owing to the reluctance of World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Lennox Lewis (U.K.) to fight on a regular basis.
		The most positive note in an otherwise disappointing year for boxing was the crowning of a new undisputed heavyweight champion on Nov. 13, 1999, when the World Boxing Council (WBC) titleholder, British/Canadian Lennox Lewis (see Biographies), defeated Evander Holyfield (U.S.), the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion, in a...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9340796?tocId=9340796 (887 words)

	MSN Encarta - Boxing
		Professional boxing uses the same divisions as amateur boxing, with slight variations in the weights, some interim divisions (such as junior bantamweight and junior featherweight), and the absence of a super heavyweight slot.
		Many of the greatest professional boxers in history first made a name for themselves in amateur boxing, especially at the Olympic Games.
		Boxing’s aura of corruption is reinforced by the fact that most of the sport’s big-money title fights now take place in Nevada, where the giant casinos can host the event and simultaneously take in millions of dollars in bets on the outcome.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761571782_5/Boxing.html (941 words)

	Boxing - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
		In the late 19th and early 20th century, amateur boxing was encouraged in schools, universities and in the armed forces, but the champions, in the main, came from among the urban poor.
		In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring punches rather than concern with doing actual physical damage to one's opponent (though it still occurs).
		Boxing, however, probably grew most specifically out of the demonstrations held at the Fives Court and the Tennis Court in London in the early 19th century.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /boxing.htm (941 words)

	UK Boxing Directory Links - Clubs, Leagues, Associations, Sports, Shops, Stores
		Colchester Amateur Boxing Club - Essex The club see boxing as a skill of sport and fitness and welcome juniors and seniors of all orientations to train for competitive boxing.
		Glenrothes amateur boxing club was started under head coach and trainer Stevie McGuire former Scottish International Boxer
		UK Boxing Directory Links - Clubs, Leagues, Associations, Sports, Shops, Stores
	www.sportslinks.info /directory/othersports/boxing.htm (340 words)

	Boxing : Sports : Internet Gateway : Reference - Christchurch City Libraries
		International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur
		International Boxing Federation and the United States Boxing Association (IBF/USBA)
		Boxing : Sports : Internet Gateway : Reference - Christchurch City Libraries
	library.christchurch.org.nz /Resources/Sports/Boxing/index.asp (78 words)

	national boxing association
		… Boxing Canada (CABA) is the National Sport Governing Body for Amateur Boxing in Canada.
		Campbell plans to rejuvenate US leadership in international boxing as executive director of US Amateur Boxing Inc. The former Olympic athlete competed on two Olympic wrestling teams and worked as a le...(Continue Reading)
		World Boxing Association (WBA), professional boxing organization, founded 1920 as National Boxing Association of America, name changed in 1960s; sets rules and …
	www.anzalone-art.com /national-boxing-association.html (379 words)

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