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Position of the boxer.

Boxing

Position of the boxer.

Left-hand blow for the face.

Boxing

Left-hand blow for the face.

Left-hand counter for the head with guard.

Boxing

Left-hand counter for the head with guard.

Right cross-counter for the head.

Boxing

Right cross-counter for the head.

Right-hand body blow.

Boxing

Right-hand body blow.

Landing a swinging left-hand blow for the head.

Boxing

Landing a swinging left-hand blow for the head.

Right-hand up-cut.

Boxing

Right-hand up-cut.

A famous boxer.

Jack Burke

A famous boxer.

Leather thong or bandage, often covered with lead and iron, anciently worn by Roman pugilist to increase the force of the blow.

Cestus

Leather thong or bandage, often covered with lead and iron, anciently worn by Roman pugilist to increase…

"The cestus was used by boxers from the earliest times. It consisted of thongs of raw ox-hide, or of leather, tied round the hands of pugilists, in order to render their blows more powerful. Sometimes these bands were tied round the arms as high as the elbow." — Anthon, 1891

Boxer with cestus

"The cestus was used by boxers from the earliest times. It consisted of thongs of raw ox-hide, or of…