The Greek and Roman athletes <br />Wore studs of iron on each hand; <br />Beating and clawing each other, <br />Like two tigers on the sand. <br /> <br />The English called it boxing first, <br />To pound someone with your fist. <br />Mostly it was done for money <br />But sometimes by those just pissed. <br /> <br />Matches of the bare-knuckle days <br />Lasted fifty rounds or more, <br />'Till one man's towel would be thrown in <br />As he lay upon the floor. <br /> <br />Boxers now use soft leather gloves, <br />With their hands wrapped in cotton, <br />Wearing a mouthpiece for teeth and lips; <br />They fight like those forgotten. <br /> <br />By Boxing Poet <br />Tom Zart <br />Most Published Poet <br />On The Web<br /><br />Tom Zart<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/boxing-poet-tom-zart-s-boxers-past-present/
