Boxing Facts

The most popular sport as a topic for a film is boxing.

Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.

Bob Hope and Billy Joel were both once boxers.

In 1949, an official boxing match between a bear and a man was held. The bear won.

There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.