21. Boxing NSW - Oz Olympic History NSWABA s boxing website scheduled amateur fights, amateur fight results andanalyses, amateur fight schedule, latest amateur rankings by weight class, http://www.nswaba.org.au/ozhist.htm

HOME NEWS CALENDAR RESULTS ... CONTACTS Boxing NSW changed its name: .. We are now .. Links Coach Rego Form(PDF) Payments Our Sponsors If you would like to sponsor us and appear on our website ..... Please email us Australian Boxing in Olympic Games Boxing as is well known was in existence dating back to 4000 B.C. and was practised by the soldiers of the Pharaos. It was one of the main events in the anxient Olympics being first introduced in the 23rd Olympics 688 B.C. Recors show that bouts took place in Crete in 1500 B.C. The romans and greeks used slaves as entertainment. Australian boxers competed in Olympics since 1908, in England Snowy Baker winning a Silver Medal. 1948 in London saw Jimmy Carruthers unfortunately elliminated in the quarter finals with a cut eye. In 1960 Rome Ollie Taylor and Tony Madigan defeated by Cassius Clay (now Mohammed Ali) both won Bronze medals. Tokio 1964, heavyweight Athol McQueen was defeated by Joe Frazier. 1984 Los Angeles, Jeff Fenech (3 times professional World Champion) won his bout on judges decision 3x2 however a decision by the jury reversed the dicision, Fenech loosing on a 4x1 decision to Redzepovski of Jugoslavia. 1988 Seoul Graham Cheney won a Silver Medal. Find out the latest news about the 2004 Athens Olympics.

22. History of The deep roots of boxing in Greek history are demonstrated by the famous olympic level boxing has differences compared to professional boxing. http://www.athens2004.com/en/BoxingHistory

The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games - Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Daily Summaries: Home Sports Boxing History Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. History The deep roots of boxing in Greek history are demonstrated by the famous fresco of the two young boxers found in Santorini Island, dating from 1,600 B.C. In the ancient Olympic Games boxing was established as an Olympic sport at the 23rd Olympiad in 688 B.C., with the first Olympic winner being Onomastos Smyrnaios.  The 'aethloforos' (achiever of great feats) Polidefkis was also considered to be a technically skilled and multi-talented athlete. According to the legend, god Apollo was the guardian of the sport, as was indeed mentioned in a Homeric hymn: …"wherever (in Delos) the Ionians gather with their long tunics to honor you, along with their children and modest wives, with every event they organize they please you (Apollo) with boxing, joy and songs". During that same period Boxing developed considerably in ancient Greece, from Crete and Santorini down to Cyprus and throughout the Aegean region, to Athens and Sparta. Later Confucius promoted the art of Boxing in China, where schools practiced the sport in order to achieve “inner perfection”. Professional boxers first appeared in ancient Rome, where they would train in organised facilities.

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ESPN Keyword Search ESPN.com Search The Web ESPN Network: ESPN.com NFL.com NBA.com NASCAR ... U.S. Roster Tuesday, September 19 AIBA looks to limit scoring controversies Reuters SYDNEY, Australia Olympic boxing authorities say they will double the money for any judge providing evidence that he has been offered a bribe at the Sydney Games. International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) general secretary Loring Baker said on Monday there was no proof any Olympic judge had ever taken a bribe but the measure was "to let them know they don't have to." "There's been so much bad publicity and allegations of corruption that we have to go the extra step to remove even the shadow of a doubt that there are questionable judges or fixed bouts or anything of that sort," he said. "Sometimes you have to do things to prove your innocence as well as your guilt," he added. Asked specifically whether AIBA would pay up $50,000 if a judge demonstrated he had been offered $25,000, Baker confirmed this was the case. But he was confident the organization, who first made the offer at a seminar for Olympic judges in Kazakhstan in June, would end the tournament without paying out.

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History of Cuban Boxing: Part 1 Roll Call of Cuban Fighters Felix Savon leaves the ring with trainer Alcides Segarra after winning the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. Below, he celebrates on the medal stand. His American opponent, left, DaVarryl Williamson, was knocked out in one round. History of Cuban Boxing Part 2: Olympic Champions, Defecting Stars and a Nation in Decline By Robert Cassidy W HEN FIDEL CASTRO banned professional sports from Cuba in 1962, the dreams of thousands of fighters died along with the notion that El Presidente would establish a democratic government. In the decade that preceded Castro's revolution, many world-class fighters came from Cuba. Who knows how many more would have emerged if not for the ban. The legendary Teofilo Stevenson in action at the 1976 Olympics. As the revolution triumphed and Communism took hold of the island, new dreams were being sold to fighters. Don't fight for money, fight for Cuba. Don't fight for fame, fight for pride. Viva Cuba! Viva Fidel!

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Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos left Cuba and became the world featherweight champion while living in Mexico. History of Cuban Boxing: Part 2 Roll Call of Cuban Fighters History of Cuban Boxing Part 1: The Last Generation of Pro Fighters By Robert Cassidy F LORENTINO FERNANDEZ closes his eyes and the vision still appears. He will feel a warm summer breeze or hear the ocean gently wash up on the sand, and suddenly it brings him home. Even after four decades, the beauty of his homeland remains vivid. The memories are both pleasant and painful, as they send him back to places and faces he wishes to see. But he knows that some wishes aren't meant to come true. The Great Kid Gavilan, at right, attends a Ring 8 awards ceremony in New York with Beau Jack. "I miss Cuba very much," he said. "I miss the family and friends I left behind. I miss the beaches, the beautiful people, the view of Malecon [Havana's busiest street]. I miss the Cuba of 42 years ago." Fernandez was among a few dozen professional fighters who left Cuba after Fidel Castro's rise to power. The lot included Luis Rodriguez, Benny Paret, Isaac Logart, Doug Vaillant, Sugar Ramos, Jose Legra and Jose Napoles. They represent the finest and until some recent defections - the last generation of pro boxers the island nation has produced. There had been great Cuban fighters before and a spate of great Olympic champs since, but never was boxing as saturated with Cuban talent as it was in the early to late 1960s. The legacy of those men is measured by the success they achieved in the ring, but also by the sacrifices and hardships they endured by the sudden, and permanent, separation from family, friends and the country of their birth.

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E-mail This Page History Index Winter Olympic History Torino Winter Olympic 2006 ... Olympic History Page OLYMPIC HISTORY "Always excel, and be preeminent above others, and not bring shame on the line of my ancestors..." Iliad 6.207-11 776 B.C. 708 B.C. Fifth Century 393 A.D. 1863 A.D. 1892 A.D. 1894 A.D. 1896 A.D. In the valley at Olympia in Elis, a short distance from the western coast of Greece, the first recorded Olympic Games were held. But, it is suspected that the games started 500 years earlier. So important were these contests that time was measured by the four-year interval between the Games; the term "Olympiad" describing this period. The Olympic Games were originally restricted to freeborn Greeks. The competitors, including those who came from the Greek colonies, were amateur in the sense that the only prize was a wreath or garland. In ancient times, four great games festivals were held in Greece: The Isthmians, The Nemeans, The Pythians and The Olympic Games. The Olympic Games in honor of Olympian Zeus was by far the greatest event. Greek games were celebrated in the belief that the spirits of the departed were grateful observing such spectacles, as they did during their earthly life.

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Home OLYMPIC WINNERS 2004 NEWS 2004 Athens ... Olympic truce A game for a God Once upon a time the Olympics was an event that started in order to honour the mythical God Zeus, the father of Greek Gods. From the beginning the Olympics was a local competition but later on more and more Greek city states participated. 293 events were organized during almost twelve centuries. The Olympic area was a combination of temples, halls and the stadium. The Temple of Zeus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World with a 40 feet high statue in gold and ivory of the god. A game for freeborn Greek In a beautiful valley, at the city of Olympia in the state of Elis, 320 km west of Athens, the first organised Olympic Games were held 776 BC. The games took place every four years and were open only for freeborn Greek men. Most of the athletes came in the beginning from wealthy families because they had to pay their own expenses.

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@import url("/olympics/css/athens_smh.css"); Welcome to 2004 Olympics. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content Olympic History Bitter price of Olympics' iconic image It is 35 years since the Olympic protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos. Both later paid for it, writes Steve Dilbeck in Los Angeles. more Why losers are the real winners Olympic fans, ask yourself this: why did you enjoy watching Tatiana Grigorieva vault with the pole? No, besides that. more Seared in the memory Australian athletics legend Ron Clarke will never forget the roar of the crowd as he carried the flame into the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the 1956 Games. more From Olympia to Australia - with Apollo's help With its tradition steeped in the history of ancient Greece, the Olympic torch has become one of the lasting symbols of the modern Olympic movement. more Where eagles (and eels) dare The Olympic Games were inspired by ideals as wide-ranging as they were lofty. The father of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, believed sport might foster nothing short of world peace and brotherhood. more Magic moments that define the Games Every Olympics has one defining moment by which it is remembered. John Huxley looks at the 2004 Sydney Games.

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@import url("/olympics/css/athens_smh.css"); Welcome to 2004 Olympics. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content Why losers are the real winners By Caroline Overington September 30, 2000 Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format Olympic fans, ask yourself this: why did you enjoy watching Tatiana Grigorieva vault with the pole? No, besides that. Could it be the same reason you enjoyed watching Jai Taurima in the long jump? Michelle Ferris in the cycling? The little-known Justin Norris in the swimming pool? Perhaps it could. The real reason (okay, the other reason) you loved watching Grigorieva in the pole vault is that she jumped a personal best. Put aside her obvious beauty (and the way she silenced 110,000 sports fans by placing a manicured finger to bee-stung lips). Put aside the silver medal (and the email called The Silver Medallist that is doing the rounds). What, really, is the sporting point? It is that Grigorieva did better than she had ever done before. Sure, American Stacy Dragila went higher and broke a world record. Bully for her. Grigorieva was also making history. Her own history. She jumped 4.55 metres and stunned herself.

33. Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com Many other sports were added, including other races, wrestling, boxing, history of the olympic Flame flame The tradition of the olympic flame began http://www.enchantedlearning.com/olympics/

EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click here. EnchantedLearning.com The Olympic Games: Summer 2004 in Athens, Greece Athens, Greece, will host the 2004 Summer Olympics. For information on Greece, click here . For a page on Greece's flag, click here The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad are being held in Athens, Greece. The opening ceremonies are on August 13, 2004. The closing ceremonies are on Sunday, August 29, 2004. The Ancient Olympics The ancient Greeks dedicated the Olympic Games to the god Zeus. The original games were held on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos, Greece. The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade"). The race was run by men who competed in the nude. A wreath of olive branches was placed on the winner's head (in Greek, this is called a kotinos). The olive tree was the sacred tree of Athens, Greece. Women were neither allowed to compete in the games nor to watch them, because the games were dedicated to Zeus and were therefore meant for men.

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Sydney Olympics - official site Your Comments Brief History of the Olympic Games Ancient Olympic Games Chronology of athletic events added to the Olympic Games Myths and the Olympic Games Pelops myth ... Athens for Olympic Games of 2004 Ancient Olympic Games The Olympic Games begun at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. The Greek calendar was based on the Olympiad, the four-year period between games. The games were staged in the wooded valley of Olympia in Elis. Here the Greeks erected statues and built temples in a grove dedicated to Zeus, supreme among the gods. The greatest shrine was an ivory and gold statue of Zeus. Created by the sculptor Phidias, it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphi Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths were made. According to Hippias of Elis, who compiled a list of Olympic victors c.400 BC, at first the only Olympic event was a 200-yard dash, called a stadium. This was the only event until 724 BC, when a two-stadia race was added. Two years later the 24-stadia event began, and in 708 the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon, a five-event match consisted of running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin. In time boxing, a chariot race, and other events were included.

35. Ancient Olympic History The Games long history shows no shortage of stories of violated rules, There were 6 sports in the ancient Olympics. boxing Ancient boxing had fewer http://www.wam.umd.edu/~esimons1/ancient.html

Ancient Olympic History Quick Facts Ancient Olympic Sports Related Links Olympia: Aerial view of site and surroundings The Olympic Games in Antiquity reflected ancient Greek culture. Although they are of another era, they are an inspiration for the establishment of the modern Olympic Games, a fertile ground for discussion and comparison. The Games took place in Olympia in honor of Zeus. Their origin is shrouded in legend and their foundation is thought to have been 776 BC. The Olympics were the most glorious religious and athletic event of the ancient Greek world. Renowned and prestigious, they attracted a huge number of athletes and spectators. All free Greek citizens had the right to participate (excluding women). Victory at the Games was the highest honor for an athlete. Victors enjoyed special honors from their city; and often myths were created of their exploits. During the Games, a sacred truce was agreed: all interstate hostilities were suspended. The Games long history shows no shortage of stories of violated rules, broken truces, bribed athletes, political exploitation and hostile criticism. Gradually, the link between religion and the athletic ideal waned and the Games became a professional athletic spectacle. In 393 BC the Olympic Games were abolished permanently.

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37. International Institute For Sport And Olympic History and olympic history Library and Museum Keep in mind that boxing is aninternational sport that dates to the ancient olympic Games and that we seek http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3donateboxing.html

HOW TO DONATE to the BOXING ENDOWMENT BOXING COLLECTION International Institute for Sport and Olympic History Library and Museum CASH DONATIONS: The IISOH is seeking $1 million (one million Dollars) from a benefactor in order to establish an endowment for the sport of BOXING. This is a naming opportunity for the benefactor to have a perpetual identification with the sport of BOXING . The endowment would be named by the benefactor with the approval of the IISOH Board of Directors. The endowment is perpetually funded because the donation in placed into a trust fund where the principal is never used. The funds are invested by the Institute and only the quarterly earned interest is used for the development of the BOXING collections in both the Library and Museum. Cash donations IN ANY AMOUNT are always welcome, however the minimum donation needed to actually name the endowment is $1 million. And, of course, the donation is tax deductable! For more details about the endowment program, please click here Endowment Program.

38. International Institute For Sport And Olympic History The International Institute for Sport and olympic history (IISOH) was planning So boxing fans ROCKY can grace your estate if you have the money. http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3press1.html

PRESS RELEASE International Institute for Sport and Olympic History The IISOH is a non-profit educational, literary and research corporation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvani under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax deductable. May 16, 2003 For immediate release Image courtesy of Schomberg Studios. Media rights are for one-time use only when used with this press release. PRESS RELEASE Release date May 16, 2003 Additional information available from Harvey Abrams. tel: (814) 237-8331 fax: (814) 237-8332 email: Olympicbks@aol.com http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3Rocky.html http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3.html http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3directory.html YO! ROCKY can be yours! The bronze statue of Rocky Balboa, the boxer made famous in the Sylvester Stallone movies ROCKY III and ROCKY V, is available to any benefactor who is willing to donate at least $5 million ($5,000,000) to a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation by June 18, 2003. Don't bother bringing your moving van to Philadelphia though. The statue that stands in front of the First Union Spectrum isn't the one available. It's the other one that's available. Actually - it's ROCKY #3 that's available. The monumental bronze statue of ROCKY is world famous and once stood atop the 72 steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The statue was made in 1982 for the Sylvester Stallone movie ROCKY III. After the filming was over Stallone graciously donated the statue to the City of Philadelphia. What followed was a firestorm of debate.

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Home Boxing The Sport General Information National and District Boxers Tickets under development The Sport About, Improve your game History Rules Forums About Boxing About Boxing a good place to start to explore Boxing Bennett Boxing from Michael Bennett, a Chicago boy; looks at the boxing scene and covers Boxing Controversy History of Boxing Becoming a boxer and Going Pro Boxing World from Chang Chi Shing; what is boxing?, why box?, history, rules, equipment training etc Learn to Box from Saddo Boxing - the punches and more Learn to Box from Insider Boxing the fist, the stance, punching.... Safety FAQ from USA Boxing Improve your Boxing Boxing Video : Knockouts Ask the trainer forum from Saddo Boxing Training Advice from Ross Boxing; online information on fitness and training Boxing Basics - fundamentals of boxing technique from Balazs Boxing; choosing the right equipment Boxing advice and tips from Boxing Gyms How to Box - Learn how to box for fitness or competition. The site provides the basics and training programs to a point where you can confidently find a trainer. It also provides link-ups with a gyms in N America and offers onsite training to gym members.

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Home BodyBox Weightlifting The Sport About History Training ... Suggest a link As a sport, weightlifting's origins can be traced back to ancient Greek and Egyptian societies where stones and bags filled with sand were used to display strength. Surprisingly, while the top ancient Greek weightlifters were held in high esteem and evidence exists that weightlifting competitions occurred, the sport was not included in the ancient Olympic games . The first world weightlifting competition was held in London in 1891 and won by Edward Lawrence Levy . Five years later the modern Olympics began and weightlifting was included on the as one of nine events on the program. The original Olympic weightlifting competition was based on 2 lifts, the one-handed dumbbell lift and the two-handed barbell lift. Weightlifting was dropped from the Olympics in 1900, returned in 1904 and 1906 and then was dropped again. In 1920 it reappeared and has been included in every Olympics since. 1920 also marked the first time the competitors were divided into weight classes. Women got a late start in competitive weightlifting with their first world championship held in 1987. Women's weightlifting was added to the Olympics beginning in 2000 Formed in 1905, the

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