While boxing has been played for millennia , as a method of self-defense and for settling disagreements however, it was the Olympic Games in St. Louis in 1904 provided an official status to the game. Before that, boxing was believed to be about battling in the front of a crowd until the point of injury, and solving personal disputes, or just a feeling of pride. There were many trophies, like livestock or valuable coins could be claimed during a fight, which is unlike the belts we use nowadays.
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