Who invented the Jab?
Who beat John L Sullivan?
Who invented the straight right cross or rear cross?
Give me a brief history of how the style of boxing has changed what were the pivotal advances?|||Jack Broughten - was an expert fencer (as in sword fighting) he transferred his fencing skills to boxing. Thus the scientific aspect was introduced to boxing. He also set up the first boxing rules to make it safer for fighters - from this the Queensbury Rules were devised.|||The world champions of the 1890's is a good place to start, John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, James J. Jeffries, Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, Bob Fitzsimmons, Charles Kid McCoy, Tommy Ryan, Paddy Duffy, Mysterious Billy Smith, Jack McAuliffe, Kid Lavigne, Frank Erne, Torpedo Billy Murphy, Young Griffo, George Dixon, Solly Smith, Brooklyn Dave Sullivan, Tommy Spider Kelly, Billy Plimmer, Pedlar Palmer, Terry McGovern, and Jimmy Barry....nuff said !
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