Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two opponents throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. It is usually done wearing protect
Two Royal Navy men boxing for charity in July 1945
A woman's boxing match in Uruguay in 2008
An Akrotiri fresco painting of Minoan youths boxing, the earliest documented use of boxing gloves, c. 1650 BC
A boxing scene depicted on a Panathenaic amphora in Ancient Greece, c. 336 BC, now housed at the British Museum
Grappling is a fighting technique based on throws, trips, sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds.
Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie, a high-profile 1951 bout between Masahiko Kimura and Hélio Gracie
Hawaiian State Grappling Championships, August 2004.
Ancient Egyptian wrestling
A Greek bronze statue from 2nd century BC depicting Pankration. The standing fighter is applying an armlock, a grappling technique. From the Staatliche Antikensammlungen in Munich.