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Before the formal boxing games we now have were the brutal, bare knuckle fist fights that started during the 18th century in England. Not long after, the sport grew in popularity in America. From both lands, champions were raised and below are the profiles of the pioneer boxing champions who helped shaped the history of boxing as we know it.
The very first recognized boxing champion was James Fig who reined for more than 15 years as champion. He wore the championship crown until he died in 1740. He was then succeeded by the Father of Boxing, James Broughton who was a great boxer himself but was more known for his effort to formalize the boxing rules. He laid the foundation for the Broughton Boxing Rules which served as the first set of rudimentary rules that boxers followed until 1838, approximately 2 years after he killed his opponent by mistake during a fight.
His rules were devised to remove the free-for-all brawls that oftentimes happened in boxing arenas as well as forwarded the art of boxing. It was also due to him that other fighters saw the importance of practicing systematic fighting techniques instead of just throwing punches along with other things towards the opponents.
Only when Daniel Mendoza showcased a systematized approach to boxing did the sport became fully free of the previous state of boxing as an anything-goes sport. He introduced a more varied, more scientific approach to boxing where skills and strategies were actually used. Ironically, he was only champion for one year, from 1794 to 1795.
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