What sport has so monstrous of a drawing power that millions of viewers would pay excess of forty dollars to see an event that lasted less than a minute and a half? No, its not the world’s most popular sport soccer or even the great American media giant of professional football. It’s boxing. A sport whose ancient origin in years is only surpassed by its controversial surprises. Surely Homer, the great bard and …showed first 75 words of 1211 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1211 total…Despite the recent Cuban domination, the United States still holds the record with forty-six champions in the nineteen modern games. Boxing has had a rich and colorful history dating back several millenniums. Over this time, it has transformed from that of savage battles into a structural art form. The sport has earned its right into the modern Olympic Games and acts as a reminder to the ancient Greek values of a sound mind and body.