The Most Dangerous Sport of All the Ancients

The most feared sport combat that they practised in palastra was boxing. Of all the sports, ancient people viewed boxing as the most dangerous and deadly. In this brutal sport, they pretty much had gloves ripped with steel and spiked with nails. Without the protection of helmets, their heads would have been crushed. Few boxers ever lived too retire from their profession. Most of them died in the ring. This was for very committed, for athletes who were very determined to fight. So when paul was saying, wrestle, that's exactly what the readers of his day understood in their mind. And so you have to understand when paul is saying wrestling, principalities, he's talking