BoxRec

Greece was one of the birth places of boxing, there is quite a few examples of boxing on ancient pottery from Greece. The Odessey has many references to boxing and boxers. From that Odysseus does his best trash talk before a boxing match "Do not challenge me too far with show of fist, or you may rouse my rage; and old as I am, I still might stain your breast and lips with blood."

Plato write's about boxing "binding on hand and arm these well-seasoned thongs of bull hide...seven folds of the hides of bulls so enormous...insewn with lead and with iron"

And to prove nothing ever changes, here is a Boxer called Augustos, who competed at the Olympic games then decided to turn professional.
'This Olympicus who is now such as you see him, Augustus, once had a nose, a chin, a forehead, ears and eyelids. Then becoming a professional boxer lost it all, not even getting his share of his father's inheritence; for his brother presented a likeness of him he had and he was pronouced to be a stranger, as he bore no resemblance to it'

plymouthskinhead wrote:

expe wrote:Does Michael Katsidis count?

You could say, but he was born and raised and learned his craft in Oz, so I guess not.

Hes from a Greek sack!

mcato wrote:

plymouthskinhead wrote:

expe wrote:Does Michael Katsidis count?

You could say, but he was born and raised and learned his craft in Oz, so I guess not.

Dont forget the Evangelou Brothers. Chris & Andreas. great guys!

There Cyrpriot

Ello everybody peeps

Old bones Ian wrote:Greece was one of the birth places of boxing, there is quite a few examples of boxing on ancient pottery from Greece. The Odessey has many references to boxing and boxers. From that Odysseus does his best trash talk before a boxing match "Do not challenge me too far with show of fist, or you may rouse my rage; and old as I am, I still might stain your breast and lips with blood."

Plato write's about boxing "binding on hand and arm these well-seasoned thongs of bull hide...seven folds of the hides of bulls so enormous...insewn with lead and with iron"

And to prove nothing ever changes, here is a Boxer called Augustos, who competed at the Olympic games then decided to turn professional.
'This Olympicus who is now such as you see him, Augustus, once had a nose, a chin, a forehead, ears and eyelids. Then becoming a professional boxer lost it all, not even getting his share of his father's inheritence; for his brother presented a likeness of him he had and he was pronouced to be a stranger, as he bore no resemblance to it'

Pollux