2006-07-08 12:37:39 · 5 answers · asked by Rich 5 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Before they had ropes, spectators would naturally form a ring around the fighters. But people were always invading the circle. They had guys with whips and clubs to beat back the crowd. The ropes weren't meant to keep the boxers in so much as to keep the fans out.
According to The Encyclopedia of Boxing, by Gilbert Odd, the term goes back to bare-knuckle days. Spectators held a circle of ropes around the fighters, but they were always crowding in on the action. Eventually, they used stakes to hold the ropes, forming a square. The squared circle!
2006-07-08 12:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by Tasy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats like why does pizza come in a square box when its circular
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they say money doesnt grow on trees than why do banks have branches
2006-07-08 23:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by born to live, bred to die 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a good question, i`d never thought of that till you asked!
2006-07-08 19:44:04 · answer #3 · answered by jriiselfc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is called that cuz it's name is gotten after what is being done in the ring
2006-07-08 20:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that a parkway is where you drive and a driveway is where you park.
2006-07-08 19:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by Jacob A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋