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Published: 2018-10-16 13:57:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 180; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 0
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Description  A cool statue of an Ancient Greek Boxer putting on the Cestus, leather hand wrap/gauntlets to protect his hands and tear the other guys face up. They could hit with an open hand in addition to punches but no clinching of any kind was allowed and the 'ref' had a long stick to ensure any cheating was punished right away. It was also part of a religious rites and prayers were offered up to the Gods.

Pugnoses, cauliflower ear and "punch drunkness" were all well documented and written of back in those times as well. 
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