RING in English has many meanings in Chinese, such as ring, ring, etc. In boxing, it usually refers to the ring. So why is the square ring called RING (ring) instead of SQUARE (square)? To answer this question, it is necessary to understand the history of boxing. In its infancy and its initial stage, boxing did not have the robust procedures and guarantees it does today. There were no boxing rings, no gloves, no referees, no placard girls, or even rules.
Writer Thomas described a boxing match that took place in 1713 in his work, “eye picking, chokehold, headbutt, and other street fighting techniques can be used.” This kind of competition, which is similar to a savage brawl, attracted many people to watch at the time. Whenever there was a competition, the audience would consciously surround themselves in circles, and reserve a circle in the center for the two boxers. The space serves as the playing field. Because the wall of people surrounded by the audience is a circle, some people began to use the word RING to refer to the ring. There are often some gamblers among the people watching the game. They like to bet on which fighter will win. Sometimes, in order to protect the bet object, they will do a little trick to help, which interferes with the progress of the game. In order to avoid this, someone came up with the idea of isolating the fighters from the audience, enclosing an area with 4 posts and some ropes, which is simple and practical.
It was heavyweight fighter Jack Broughton who secured this form of boxing. He proposed the first set of boxing rules in 1743. He defeated his opponent George Stevens at the time, but his joy did not last long, because George died a few days later from a serious injury, and Broughton decided to make some boxing rules. For example, it is forbidden to hit below the belt, and it is forbidden to continue hitting after the opponent falls to the ground, and give 30 seconds to recover, etc. In this way, the occurrence of casualties in the ring can be avoided to some extent, and boxing looks like a civilized competition with rules. In this set of rules, Broughton stipulated that a square area should be used to replace the circular field formed by the audience spontaneously.
Writer Thomas described a boxing match that took place in 1713 in his work, “eye picking, chokehold, headbutt, and other street fighting techniques can be used.” This kind of competition, which is similar to a savage brawl, attracted many people to watch at the time. Whenever there was a competition, the audience would consciously surround themselves in circles, and reserve a circle in the center for the two boxers. The space serves as the playing field. Because the wall of people surrounded by the audience is a circle, some people began to use the word RING to refer to the ring. There are often some gamblers among the people watching the game. They like to bet on which fighter will win. Sometimes, in order to protect the bet object, they will do a little trick to help, which interferes with the progress of the game. In order to avoid this, someone came up with the idea of isolating the fighters from the audience, enclosing an area with 4 posts and some ropes, which is simple and practical.
It was heavyweight fighter Jack Broughton who secured this form of boxing. He proposed the first set of boxing rules in 1743. He defeated his opponent George Stevens at the time, but his joy did not last long, because George died a few days later from a serious injury, and Broughton decided to make some boxing rules. For example, it is forbidden to hit below the belt, and it is forbidden to continue hitting after the opponent falls to the ground, and give 30 seconds to recover, etc. In this way, the occurrence of casualties in the ring can be avoided to some extent, and boxing looks like a civilized competition with rules. In this set of rules, Broughton stipulated that a square area should be used to replace the circular field formed by the audience spontaneously.
