https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi Unit 2 en-us 2016-11-28 17:24:42 UTC 2016-11-29 17:27:41 UTC hello@padlet.com lapointek1 https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140260308 Boxing is a sport of fighting with fists, also called pugilism and prizefighting. Amateur boxing matches in the Olympics have three rounds and they last three minutes, but in the ABA (Amateur Boxing Association) they are three rounds that are two minutes in duration. In professional boxing, there are twelve rounds that are three minutes in duration. On 6 January 1681, the first boxing match was recorded and took place in Britain. ]]> 2016-11-28 17:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140260308 lapointek1 https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140274151 Boxers are the participants that actually do the sport. Some famous award-winning boxers are Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. To reduce not only impact and facial injuries to the opponent, the defender also wears gloves to reduce the pain in their hnd. We would also see a lot more broken hands since the bones in the hand are very short and not meant for smashing into hard things.]]> 2016-11-28 18:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140274151 lapointek1 https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140277283 The Golden Gloves Championship is just a term used to describe the National Golden Gloves Competition. Women were also included in the championship, and they even had junior boxing tournament. you had to be at least 16 years of age to participate.The winner of this tournament was awarded a golden glove, which gave the event its creative name.]]> 2016-11-28 18:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140277283 lapointek1 https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140581542 The media is very influential on the sport. Fights between famous fighters like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Maywether have way more viewers and they make a lot more money because their more famous and the media talks about them a lot, they continuously bring them up to keep the topic flowing]]> 2016-11-29 17:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140581542 lapointek1 https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140584108 Boxing in the olympics ]]> 2016-11-29 17:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lapointek1/18kmywauaodi/wish/140584108