TheWalker Law passed in 1920 was an earlyNew York state law regulatingboxing.[1][2] The law reestablished legal boxing in the state following the three-year ban created by the repeal of theFrawley Law.[3] The law instituted rules that better ensured the safety of combatants and reduced the roughness of the sport.[4] The law limited matches to fifteen rounds, required a physician in attendance, restricted certain aggressive acts such as head-butting, and created a regulatory commission, theNew York State Athletic Commission.[5]
The first main event conducted under this new law was theJoe Welling vs.Johnny Dundee bout.[6]
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