US Origins of The Sport
The sport first came to prominence in mid-1990s New York City. According to a 2004 Business Week article, by that year over 65% of New York's famed Gleason's Gym membership was from a white collar background. The same article said that 70% of the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood were white collar boxers.
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