3 Boxers in Ancient Greece

Introducing : [1] Theagenes of Thasos. A famous boxer who won more than a thousand boxing titles in all important competitions in Ancient Greece; [2] Glaucus of Carystus. An Ancient Olympic champion, he was famous for his smashing "plough tough" punch; and [3] Diagoras of Rhodes. A famous Ancient Olympic boxing champion whose sons and grandsons also became boxing and pankration champions in Ancient Olympics. His daughter, was a famous boxing trainer too!

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- Hércules lucha con el león de Nemea/Francisco de Zurbarán [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons;

- Bronze Boxer of Terme/Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 12, 1911, “Greek Art” Plate/Uploaded by Library Guy/[Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons;

- Boy life on the prairie (1899)/Internet Archive Book Images [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons;

- A dissertation on Virgil's description of the ancient Roman plough/Des Carrieres, A. J. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons;

- Greek athletic sports and festivals (1910)/Gardiner, E. Norman (Edward Norman), 1864-1930 [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons;

- Degeorge Diagoras/VladoubidoOo [CC BY-SA 3.0 from Wikimedia Commons.