Boxing 2
At that time the
participants wore
protective leather to cover their hands and
forearms. Boxing was changed
considerably by the
Romans when they changed the soft leather thongs for
the cestus, which
was studded with metal. These
matches usually ended with the death of one contestant.
The
sport declined with the late Roman Empire and
reemerged in the 18th Century in England.MORE!
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