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Surprising little has changed in sports since the Greek and Roman athletes competed for prizes in boxing, javelin- throwing, discus, jumping, wrestling, and pankration. Even as today, money was a motivator for competition. However, there were differences that a modern athlete would fine difficult over the course of many years. The rules and regulations have been modified in favor of the athlete. The technology of today has changed the way athletes trained for major events. Over many years technique has improved with the help of technology and with experienced athletes. In ancient Roman and Greek times, one sport men participated in was boxing. In ancient boxing there was no weight classification. The ancient Roman and Greek boxers competed against big and small also stronger and weaker competitors. Once the boxing began there was no stopping until one of the boxers were knocked out or until one would raise his hand to acknowledge defeat (Harris 22). The mathematical geniuses they were never realized how important it was to use a bye (Harris 23). A bye is when there are an irregular number of entries and the best one moves forward. This is effective only in the first round (Webster 54). In Greek and Roman boxing it was
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