Boxing was long viewed sickly. Generally forbidden by law in earlier days, the fighting was usually done with bare fists, and matches often lasted forty or fifty rounds. 

In 1882 John L. Sullivan, a fighter of great power, won the world heavyweight championship from Paddy Ryan in a bare fisted battle marked by hitting, scratching, and biting without any rule. Five years later, while fighting Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis, Sullivan broke his right arm in the third round, but he continued fighting to the sixth round and won. In 1889, Sullivan defeated Jade Kilrain with his bare fists in another championship fight, winning twenty thousand dollars and a diamond prize medal. His admirers talked then of running him for the next governor, but he traveled to Australia for a boxing tour instead, coming back only to lose his title in a twenty-one-round match with a young Californian named James J. Corbett. 

"Gentleman James" victory in this match marked a turning point, for it showed scientific boxing was over strength. But Corbett's title ended in 1897, when another boxer, Bob Fitzsimmons, in less than three seconds, achieved his feats and then Fitzsimmons knocked out an Irishman, won the heavyweight championship of the world, and invented the terrible "solar plexus punch." QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Boxing was viewed in what way in the earlier days?
2. How was boxing seen in the earlier days?
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Q2:
1. Was boxing allowed by law in the earlier days?
2. Did the earlier days allow boxing to take place?
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Q3:
1. How many rounds did boxing matches usually last in the earlier days?
2. Boxing matches in the earlier days usually lasted how many rounds?
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Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that won the 1882 world heavyweight championship?
2. The 1882 world heavyweight championship was won by which person?
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Q5:
1. What injury did John L. Sullivan incur while fighting Patsy Cardiff?
2. What happened to John L. Sullivan in 1887 while fighting Patsy Cardiff?
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Q6:
1. Did John L. Sullivan lose his fight against Patsy Cardiff?
2. Did Patsy Cardiff defeat John L. Sullivan after breaking his arm in the fifth round?
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Q7:
1. How did John L. Sullivan fight against Jade Kilrain in 1889?
2. In 1889, how did John L. Sullivan fight in order to beat Jade Kilrain?
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Q8:
1. How much money did John L. Sullivan win as a result of defeating Jade Kilrain?
2. John L. Sullivan won what sum of money after defeating Jade Kilrain?
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Q9:
1. What did John L. Sullivan win on top of twenty thousand dollars for defeating Jade Kilrain?
2. What did John L. Sullivan receive as a rewards on top of the prize money as a result of winning his match against Jade Kilrain?
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Q10:
1. What was the year when James J. Corbett's title ended?
2. James J. Corbett's title ended in what year?
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Q11:
1. What is the name of the person that defeated James J. Corbett in 1897?
2. James J. Corbett was defeated in 1897 by which boxer?
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Q12:
1. What is the name of the punch that was invented by Bob Fitzsimmons?
2. Bob Fitzsimmons created what punch?
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