Records of boxing are dated back to the Summer era of the 3rd millennium BC and the Egyptian era of the 2nd millennium BC making it the oldest sport in the history of time, subsequently fighting with fists the most natural form of combat to man. Boxing then moved on to ancient Greece, where barbarians would sit face to face and punch each other until one of them was dead at times spikes and the like were used to quicken the process and most of the time the opponents were naked with the exception of wrappings to protect their arms.

Fortunately, around 688 B.C., this form of boxing passed and boxers soon were practicing on punching bags and were allowed to wear leather straps and breastplates to protect their arms and chests. Boxing then took on many forms, depending on the country in which it grew popular. For example, China merged boxing with wrestling during the Zhou Dynasty and utilized a combination of attacks, including throws and pressure point attacks. Ancient Buddhist history also mentions a form of boxing particularly, a boxing match between Buddha’s cousin and half-brother.

In the Buddharata Sutra, a martial art form of boxing was written about and this particular form of boxing was known as Vajra Mushti. Boxing also took its place in ancient Rome, being more popular among prisoners attempting to win their freedom by winning a boxing match. Boxing did not last long in Rome, however, although it gained so much popularity that even free men and nobles fought in matches. In 500 A.D. Theodoric the Great prohibited boxing in any form.

Boxing took off in London, however, and early fighting around the year 1743 didn’t have any weight limits or really, any rules of any kind. Many boxers fought with bare knuckles and this made for a very brutal sport thankfully, rules such as “no blows below the belt” were enforced and the sport began to morph into the martial art that we know today. Olympic boxing and women’s boxing also gained in popularity, however, the two have not generally mixed well.

Boxing is becoming more and more popular these days. The basic boxer must utilize at least one of the two necessary qualities that can be best used when fighting an opponent who hopefully possesses the opposite. One of the qualities is speed. You must be faster and quicker to the punch or respond more quickly to the block than the other boxer. Obviously this can vary through the rounds of a boxing tournament, as your condition is definitely going to be weakened by each round. Having a better speed and mental reaction time will almost always overpower that of the other necessary quality of being a boxer. That other quality is power. If you can t pack that knockout punch then you definitely need to up your training schedule and advance your current workout.

Rarely does one wake up one morning and make the decision to be a boxer. Unless of course it is as a child and that dream is maintained throughout childhood and steps towards that goal are actively taken throughout adolescence. This way, is how most boxers become the professionals we see on TV today. It definitely is not a vigorous year or so training schedule that will give you what you need to be a boxer, but the gradual training that one increases in power, strength and ability over many years. This is however not to say that one cannot accomplish great strength and ability over a shorter period of time if the right amount of time can be invested in extreme and rigorous training without too many days off so to speak.

You can purchase all the highest quality top of the line products that promise you the impossible, but in this case it truly is entirely up to you and how much time, effort and energy you really want to commit. If you do choose to make that commitment then here are a few more tips to help get you started on the right path. Begin by following what is well known to be the ultimate 12 week training guide. This can easily be found through internet resources. The same goes for what you truly must dedicate yourself to throughout the 12 week training. This well known guide not only will not offer you any days off, but it will not offer you much of any time off.