3.The rules of a boxing match(From Text Ill The rules which now govern professional boxing were issued by the british Board of Control in 1929. For champio nships the ring is from 14 to 20 feet square and the gloves weigh 6 ounces. Fifteen ro unds of 3 minutes duration are fought, with a minute interval between each. The bout is won by a blow to the chin, heart, or solar plexus which knocks out the oppo nent for not less than 10 seconds- or a boxer may win on“ points” which are scored for the number of blows or style of fighting. The winner of each ro und is given 5 points, the loser whatever pro portion to this total he has earned points are scored for clean hits with the closed glove of either hand and for skilful defensive work. Whe re two men are otherwise equal, the attacker benefits. Each boxer has a second whose duty it is to loo k after him between rounds, cooling him with a towel, sponging his face, and giving him advice - it is an old boxing saying that a good second is half the battle
3.The rules of a boxing match (From Text III) The rules which now govern professional boxing were issued by the British Board of Control in 1929. For championships the ring is from 14 to 20 feet square and the gloves weigh 6 ounces. Fifteen rounds of 3 minutes’ duration are fought, with a minute interval between each. The bout is won by a blow to the chin, heart, or solar plexus which knocks out the opponent for not less than 10 seconds – or a boxer may win on “points”, which are scored for the number of blows or style of fighting. The winner of each round is given 5 points, the loser whatever proportion to this total he has earned. Points are scored for clean hits with the closed glove of either hand, and for skilful defensive work. Where two men are otherwise equal, the attacker benefits. Each boxer has a second whose duty it is to look after him between rounds, cooling him with a towel, sponging his face, and giving him advice – it is an old boxing saying that a good second is half the battle
4. The Death of Benny Paret he follo Benny Paret by Norman Mailer who watched the welterweight championship fight between Benny Paret and Emile griffith as he sat at ringside the fateful night of March 25, 1962, the night of paret 's last fight Paret was a Cuban, a proud club fighter who had become welterweight champion because of his unusual ability to take a punch. His style of fighting was to take three punches to the head in order to give back two the end of ten rounds he would still be bounc ing his opponent would have a headache. But in the last two years, over the fifteen-round fights, he had started to take some bad maulings This fight had its turns. Griffith won most of the early rounds, but Paret knocked Griffith down in the sixth Griffith had trouble getting up, but made it, came alive and was dominating Paret again before the round er. Then Paret began to wilt. In the middle oft eighth round, after a clubbing punch had turned his back to Griffith, Paret walked three disgusted steps away, showing his hindquarters. For a champion, he took much too long to turn back around It was the first hint of weakness Paret had ever shown, and it must have inspired a particular shame, because he fought the rest of the fight as if he were seeking to demonstrate that he could take more punishment than any man alive. In the twelfth, Griffith caught him. Paret got trapped in a corner. Try ing to duck away, his left arm and his head became tangled on the wrong side of the top rope Griffith was in like a cat ready to rip the life out of a huge boxed rat. He hit him eighteen right hands in a row, an act which took perhaps three or four seconds, Griffith making a pent-up whim
4.The Deathof Benny Paret The following account is entitled The Death of Benny Paret by Norman Mailer who watched the welterweight championship fight between Benny Paret and Emile Griffith as he sat at ringside the fateful night of March 25, 1962, the night of Paret’s last fight. Paret was a Cuban, a proud club fighter who had become welterweight champion because of his unusual ability to take a punch. His style of fighting was to take three punches to the head in order to give back two. At the end of ten rounds, he would still be bouncing, his opponent would have a headache. But in the last two years, over the fifteen-round fights, he had started to take some bad maulings. This fight had its turns. Griffith won most of the early rounds, but Paret knocked Griffith down in the sixth. Griffith had trouble getting up, but made it, came alive and was dominating Paret again before the round was over. Then Paret began to wilt. In the middle of the eighth round, after a clubbing punch had turned his back to Griffith,Paret walked three disgusted steps away, showing his hindquarters. For a champion, he took much too long to turn back around. It was the first hint of weakness Paret had ever shown, and it must have inspired a particular shame, because he fought the rest of the fight as if he were seeking to demonstrate that he could take more punishment than any man alive. In the twelfth, Griffith caught him. Paret got trapped in a corner. Trying to duck away, his left arm and his head became tangled on the wrong side of the top rope. Griffith was in like a cat ready to rip the life out of a huge boxed rat. He hit him eighteen right hands in a row, an act which took perhaps three or four seconds, Griffith making a pent-up whimpering