setsu: Libera boxing sounds intriguing. I'll see if I can find out more.
UK Scrapper: That's a good point mate. When James Figg fought Ned Sutton in 1727 (a three-round sword/boxing/staff bout), he beat Sutton in the boxing round not by KO but by choking him into submission!
Even when the Broughton Rules were introduced, they only restricted hitting a downed opponent and grabbing below the waist in some circumstances. Everything else was perfectly legal!
