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In a 2007 article in The Independent (UK), sports historian Nicholas Hobbes explains that gloves were introduced to make competitions bloodier and briefer. Gloves distribute a blow, but they also add weight to a punch,...

Even if you’re not a particularly athletic perso...  ...line or not. Photo from P&O Ferries. 8. Chess Boxing . The old stereotype of chess being for skinny, g...  ...was held in 2003 and regulated by the World Chess Boxing Organization. I like to think that when you call...  ...t in the face… but it does...

Video Link How about we celebrate Friday with a good old fashioned cat fight?  Now I wanna see a good clean fight, no hitting below the tail, shake paws and good luck! via AcidCow....

This series of photographs by Howard Schatz won a second place prize in the Sports Stories category of the World Press Photo Contest. He took pictures of boxers before and after fights. It hurts just to look! Also be...

Environmental Graffiti has a fun post right about fighting kangaroos. It has some interesting information, but more than anything else, it's all about the great photos. If you ever want to see a professional fighter...

George Foreman famously said, " Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.&qu...  ...ds itself to this kind of transposition more than boxing

Photographer Matt Hoyle (featured on Neatorama before here) has this photo series titled "Fighters" featuring retired boxers who were fierce back in the days and still look like they can beat the tar out of me now!http:/...