2006-08-01 10:11:14 · 9 answers · asked by loungebrother 2 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Because if it was a circle how could the ref tell the fighters to go to their corner ???
The name ring is an atavism from when contests were fought in a roughly drawn circle on the ground, the name ring continued with the Jack Broughton rules (1743) specifying a small circle in the centre of the fight area where the boxers met at the start of each round. The first square ring was introduced by the Pugilistic Society in 1838, the ring was specified as 24 feet square and bound by two ropes.
2006-08-01 10:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by any 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the ring is square so that the boxers can easily see each other when taking a rest between rounds, boxers can back another up into a house of pain, and it is easier to move around
2006-08-01 10:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by epyon9999982 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
corners are needed for the boxers to sit between rounds.However, during WWII, there was an exhibition on a naval vessel where the ring was round because of the small space given
2006-08-03 11:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by The Duke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a ring because when boxers used to fight bare knuckles they where surrounded by a ring of people, the name just stuck when boxing became more pofessional and fights took place in arenas with roped of areas.
its easy to set up a sqaure fighting area when using ropes so that was why the square ring was introduced
2006-08-03 21:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by Harvester of Sorrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origins of bare knuckle fighting meant people surround the fighters in a circle or ring and originate from that.
2006-08-04 19:45:43 · answer #5 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a good question!!! I think coz their are 2 boxers and it needs to have corners so the boxers can rest there!!!
2006-08-01 10:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by Spiky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you found out who named it that? Might find the reason. It might have began as round.
2006-08-01 10:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by Chris cc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you dont have a corner in a ring
2006-08-03 03:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by MAX BIAGGI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a dumb question. there is no reason for what they call it. it is just a name that people started calling it and everyone else caught on.
2006-08-03 18:00:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋