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| | Boxing - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | 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. |
 | | 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. |
 | | The classic hook is thrown in a horizontal plane, but the punch can also be thrown at a 45 degree angle (a "Mexican hook" or "shovel hook" or "hook to the ribs"), blending into the uppercut - practically halfway between the two, this punch is aimed at the rib cage (ideally just underneath). |
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