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]