Boxing

A Terrellian boxer.

Boxing was a recreational Earth sport.

Boxing consisted of two people in a square ring surrounded by ropes. The object was to defeat the opponent on points or by knock-out. In general the Marquess of Queensberry rules were followed. (DS9: "Q-Less")

Boxing was taught at Starfleet Academy. Chakotay learned to box as a cadet and was instructed by Boothby. (VOY: "The Fight") After being injured from a plasma discharge while piloting the Delta Flyer in a graviton ellipse, Chakotay woke up claiming that "it feels like I went ten rounds with an Andorian." Tom Paris corrected him, stating that is was "more like 20." (VOY: "One Small Step")

In 2369, Q challenged Benjamin Sisko, Commander of Deep Space 9, to a boxing contest and lost. Q created a boxing ring in Quark's and referred to fisticuffs and pugilism before he lost this fight. (DS9: "Q-Less")

The script for this scenes include commentaries about the boxer's dresses, ca. 1900 and that Q seemed like Gentleman Jim Corbett, a famous US boxer.

Known boxers

• Boothby
• Chakotay (The Maquis Mauler)
• Gentleman Jim
• Gul Tulet
• Kid Chaos
• Price Jones
• Sven "Buttercup" Hansen
• Q

Carlos Palomino, who portrayed Kid Chaos and Chakotay's Terrellian sparring partner in "The Fight", was the WBA Welterweight champion from 1976 to 1979.

Boxing Posters

Boxing Poster City on the edge of forever.jpg

New York City, 1930
(TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

Boxing Poster Past tense II.jpg

San Francisco, 1930
(DS9: "Past Tense, Part II")

Boxing Poster The Big Goodbye.jpg

San Francisco, 1941
(TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

Boxing Poster Far beyond the stars.jpg

New York City, 1953
(DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

Boxing Poster Far Beyond the Stars.jpg

New York City, 1953
(DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

Boxing Poster The fight.jpg

San Francisco, 2340s
(VOY: "The Fight")

See also

• Punching bag

External link

• Boxing at Wikipedia