Boxingwaslongviewedsickly.Generallyforbiddenbylawinearlierdaysthefightingwasusuallydonewithbarefistsandmatchesoftenlastedfortyorfiftyrounds.

In1882JohnL.SullivanafighterofgreatpowerwontheworldheavyweightchampionshipfromPaddyRyaninabarefistedbattlemarkedbyhittingscratchingandbitingwithoutanyrule.FiveyearslaterwhilefightingPatsyCardiffatMinneapolisSullivanbrokehisrightarminthethirdroundbuthecontinuedfightingtothesixthroundandwon.In1889SullivandefeatedJadeKilrainwithhisbarefistsinanotherchampionshipfightwinningtwentythousanddollarsandadiamondprizemedal.HisadmirerstalkedthenofrunninghimforthenextgovernorbuthetraveledtoAustraliaforaboxingtourinsteadcomingbackonlytolosehistitleinatwenty-one-roundmatchwithayoungCaliforniannamedJamesJ.Corbett.

“GentlemanJames”victoryinthismatchmarkedaturningpointforitshowedscientificboxingwasoverstrength.ButCorbett’stitleendedin1897whenanotherboxerBobFitzsimmonsinlessthanthreesecondsachievedhisfeatsandthenFitzsimmonsknockedoutanIrishmanwontheheavyweightchampionshipoftheworldandinventedtheterrible“solarplexuspunch.”

64.Boxingmatchesintheearlydayswere. -.

A.shortandbloody B.usuallyspare-timecompetitions

C.governedbystrictrules D.cruel

65.Sullivanheldtheworld’sheavyweighttitlefor. .

A.atleastsevenyears B.onlyayear

C．fiveyears D．twenty-oneyears

66.Sullivan’sfightwithKilrainwas .

A．thefirstboxingchampionshipmatch B.abare-fistedchampionshipfight

C．thelastboxingmatchtobefoughtbare-fisted D．asix-roundmatch

67.Sullivanwassopopularthathisadmirers .

A．encouragedhimtobeagovernor B．raisedtwentythousanddollarsforhim

C．advisedhimtotakeboxingtourofAustraliaD．refusedtobelievehecouldbedefeated