Theagenes: The Olympic Boxer Who Became a Legend of Ancient Sports

Theagenes of Thasos was a towering boxer from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 bouts during a 22-year career. His most significant achievements came at the Olympics in 480 and 476 BC, when he became the first athlete to win the wreath in boxing and pankration, a form of mixed martial arts that […]