The sport of boxing � who wouldn�t love it? When you are a boxing aficionado, you take every chance you get to be able to watch boxing events. Just seeing your favorite boxer would feel as if you are with him in the ring � at times, you even feel you are the one there facing the other boxer on the other end.

It took a long struggle against the ban, and even reaching the courts to demand that girls boxing be allowed and be recognized as a sport. Those who fought for this sport cried discrimination as the cause of the ban � and have ever since not bowed down to give up boxing as a sport they could also call their own.

Boxing knockouts are expected out of fights that feature powerful boxers. Though not limiting only to the heavyweights, the boxers in the lighter divisions are just as able to put his opponent to slip. There have been boxing knockouts in the lighter weight class that are as nice to watch as those in the heavyweight class are.

It is also the doing of the marketing geniuses of promoters and organizers of building up the hype on pre-fight periods. This builds up the tension not only between the boxers involved, but to the fans of each side as well. The drama behind an event will surely help in boosting audience attendance, as these fans will be interested on who will eventually win.

There are also boxing videos for sale that teaches how to train in boxing, how to do cross training, fundamentals of boxing, punching techniques and lots more. One of these boxing videos is Freddie Roach�s Fundamental Of Boxing (DVD/VHS) with a regular price of around $20 dollars � but now on sale at around $10. Other boxing videos (DVD/VHS) include Interval Boxing Training, Boxing Defensive Skills and Drills, How To Become An Effective Body Puncher, How To Lose Weight Rapidly For Boxing and more.

Still during those times, the women are not allowed to play the sport as in the case of other sports. However today, the ancient Greek boxing has evolved tremendously over the centuries past. The development of the sport has now given women an equal chance to prove their mettle. How different it must have been had women were allowed to box each other during the ancient Greek civilization, with only their Venus-cut inspired dresses as their apparel.

Perhaps boxing is so popular because of the fact that it never ceases to give quality entertainment to the audience. Sure, there are also those mediocre fights, but such have been classified by fans because of their sound knowledge of the game � because they are able to compare the fight from previous quality and truly entertaining boxing matches. This goes to show, that the sport has not been lacking as well to come up with big time matches that are jaw dropping.

He was undoubtedly the best face of boxing, but Muhammad Ali was fortunate to rise up when the films and reels of television were first commercially used. And because of that, the masses have seen the not so humble (and overly cocky) beginnings of Cassius Clay, when he scored his first professional victory over the reigning champion Sonny Liston. And they have witnessed when he changed his name to Muhammad Ali, and took further time in the limelight. They saw his ignoble defeat against Joe Frazier, his dazzling comeback fight against George Foreman, and his ultimate revenge against Frazier in Manila.