The Walker Law passed in 1920 was an early New York state law regulating boxing.[1][2] The law reestablished legal boxing in the state following the three-year ban created by the repeal of the Frawley 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, the New York State Athletic Commission.[5]

The first main event conducted under this new law was the Joe Welling vs. Johnny Dundee bout.[6]

References

  1. ^ Hudson, David L. Jr. (May 13, 2009). Combat Sports: An Encyclopedia of Wrestling, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313343841 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lang, Arne K. (March 28, 2020). "Re-visiting the Walker Law of 1920 which Transformed Boxing". The Sweet Science.
  3. ^ "MEMBERSHIP PLAN REFUGE OF BOXING; Death of Frawley Law Finds Managers Ready to Return to Former System. GOVERNOR'S WORDS BASIS Whitman's Statement In Buffalo Encourages Test of Holding Bouts Under Glub Auspices. Sport Popular in State. Three Titles Changed Hands". The New York Times. November 19, 1917 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Mahoney, Bill. "A century before M.M.A., Albany debated boxing". Politico PRO.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, Robert G. (March 23, 2009). The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies Among American States. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452842 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame Friday: Johnny Dundee". February 3, 2010.

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