Country United States | Governing body USA Boxing | |
National team United States Olympics team | ||
Boxing's origins began in the united states in 1880s. The United States became the center of professional boxing in the early 20th century.
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Professional boxing
The National Boxing Association was founded in 1921 and began to sanction title fights. In the 1960s and 1970s, Muhammad Ali became an iconic figure, transformed the role and image of the African American athlete in America by his embrace of racial pride, and transcended the sport by refusing to serve in the Vietnam War. In the 1980s and 1990s, major boxers such as Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe were marked by crime and self-destruction.
Amateur boxing
USA Boxing is the governing board of amateur boxing in the United States.
Women's Boxing
Women barely participated in boxing let alone pro boxing Cathy 'Cat' Davis came out of the United States BOXING. Cathty Davis was the female boxer to appear on the cover of Ring Magazine. Marian “Tyger” Trimiar and Jackie Tonawanda were pioneers as they were the first women in the United States to get a license for boxing in the United States.
In the 1990's Women's boxing had a brief period of popularity. It has since lost out popularity to Women's MMA.
Present day
Since the late 1990s boxing has declined in popularity losing out to MMA.