John Boyle O'Reilly Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: June 28, 1844 - August 10, 1890
Birthday: June 28
Death: August 10
The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood.
source: John Boyle O'Reilly (1888). “Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport”
