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 Interesting. In 1885 on the southern slope of the Quirinal Hill in Rome, near the ancient Baths of Constantine, a bronze statue depicting a seated boxer was excavated. The sculpture was in excellent...

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Great find Catch.There's some amazing sensitivity in the art work.As relative today as it would have been then.It's like he's not just sitting, he's listening to his trainer.Or he's contemplating what...

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"Discoloration on the fighter’s hand and foot suggests that they were touched frequently, possibly, and deservedly, in veneration" That line jumped out at me too. I get the impression that maybe he is...

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I think that Roman fighter's name was Tichy Willy. ...................... Lot's of cuts on his face....and when you look at his tight, leather mittens - there is the answer why. I imagine that boxing...

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Could well be an image of Thiagennis, of Rhodes? Claimes were of him being a mammoth bloke. Also said to have contested 1,200 men... most of whom died.No 'I.B.Opolousos' belts back then.

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