BOXING

1. BOXING You box in a ring, in an arena. Boxers train individually in a gym. The match starts with the sound of a gong and is divided into “rounds”. The boxer who is “knocked out ” (ko) loses .

2. THE EQUIPMENT FOR A BOXER bandagestoprotect the wrists, boxing gloves , a skippingrope and …..a good coach !

3. PUNCHES upright hook direct

4. WHAT HAPPENS IN A MATCH • In a match 2 boxers fight, trying to knock each other down. • If your opponent gets knocked out and doesn’t get up within 10 seconds, you win

5. THE BEST BOXER OF ALL TIMES • Mike Tyson, famous for his physical strength and his aggressiveness on the ring, is one of the strongest boxers in the world. • Mike, later renamed by the nickname Iron Mike, was born on June 30th, 1966 in Southington (USA) . He started to practice boxing at the age of 19. Mike immediately won his first fight as an amateur in 1985, and then made his way beating all opponents ,one after the other, within a few shots. • Iron Mike won all meetings thanks to his power and his devastating blows. He soon became one of the youngest heavyweight boxers ever existed. Most of his victories were all by knockout, and he suffered only three defeats in 46 matches.

6. IRON MIKE

7. THE END THANKS FOR WATCHING!! PIETRO AND FLORIANO