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"Boxing" is a sport where two people fight against each other by using their "fists" (the shape of one's closed hand when the fingers are folded against the inside part of one's hand). The fighting "occurs" (happens) in a series of "rounds" (short periods of time). If one of the fighters is "knocked down," meaning that he falls to the floor as a result of being hit, and cannot get up before the "referee" (the person who decides whether the rules are being followed) counts to 10, then the other person wins that round.

Boxers usually have approximately the same "weight" (heaviness). Boxing organizations have "established" (created) "weight classes" (categories) so that only people with similar weights can fight against each other. In general, the lightest weight class is "flyweight" (108-112 pounds) and the heaviest weight class is "heavyweight" (above 200 pounds). Sometimes the boxers try not to drink water before they are weighed, so that they can "compete" (fight to see who is best) in a lower weight class in which they will have an "advantage" (something that makes it easier for one to win).

Probably the most famous American boxer "of all time" (ever) is Muhammad Ali. He had a "unique" (unusual, unlike that of other people) fighting style that he called, "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Many people thought that he looked like a dancer while fighting. He was named "Fighter of the Year" more often than any other boxer. In 1996, he was chosen to "light the flame" (start the ceremonial fire) at the Summer Olympics.

In 1984, Ali was "diagnosed" (told that one has a disease) with Parkinson's Disease, which affects the brain and makes it difficult to move one's body. Nobody knows whether the disease was caused by boxing.