Walker Law

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. The law instituted rules that better ensured the safety of combatants and reduced the roughness of the sport.[3] 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.[4]

Walker Law
Summary
Makes it legal to fight professionally in boxing

The first main event conducted under this new law was the Joe Welling vs. Johnny Dundee bout.[5] Sammy Nable vs. Bobby Hanson possibly was the very first bout ever conducted under the law.

References
  1. Jr, David L. Hudson (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. Mahoney, Bill. "A century before M.M.A., Albany debated boxing". Politico PRO.
  4. 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.
  5. "Hall of Fame Friday: Johnny Dundee". February 3, 2010.
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