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A boxing ring is the space in which a boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 match occurs. A modern ring, which is set on a raised platform, is square with a post at each corner to which four parallel rows of ropes are attached with a turnbuckle
Turnbuckle

A turnbuckle is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables and tie rods. It normally consists of two screw thread eyelets, one screw ed into each end of a small metal loop, one with a left-hand thread and the other with a right-hand thread....
. Unlike its cousin the wrestling ring
Wrestling ring

A wrestling ring is the ring stage that Professional wrestling wrestle in.Wrestling rings are generally composed of an elevated steel beam and wood plank stage covered by foam padding and a canvas mat, with the sides then covered with an "apron" to prevent spectators from seeing underneath....
, the ropes in a boxing ring are generally secured at the midway point.

here are a number of professional boxing organizations, the standards of construction vary.






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A boxing ring is the space in which a boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 match occurs. A modern ring, which is set on a raised platform, is square with a post at each corner to which four parallel rows of ropes are attached with a turnbuckle
Turnbuckle

A turnbuckle is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables and tie rods. It normally consists of two screw thread eyelets, one screw ed into each end of a small metal loop, one with a left-hand thread and the other with a right-hand thread....
. Unlike its cousin the wrestling ring
Wrestling ring

A wrestling ring is the ring stage that Professional wrestling wrestle in.Wrestling rings are generally composed of an elevated steel beam and wood plank stage covered by foam padding and a canvas mat, with the sides then covered with an "apron" to prevent spectators from seeing underneath....
, the ropes in a boxing ring are generally secured at the midway point.

Construction

As there are a number of professional boxing organizations, the standards of construction vary. A standard ring is between 16 and to a side (4.88 to 7.32 metres) between the ropes with another 2 ft (0.61 m) outside. The platform the ring is on is generally 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m) from the ground with the posts rising around .

The ring itself has around 1 inch (2.54 centimetres) of padding covered by stretched canvas
Canvas

Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain weave cloth used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other functions where sturdiness is required....
. The ropes are around in diameter and held up on posts rising around at heights of 18, 30, 42, and 54 inches (.46, .76, 1.07, and 1.37 m).

Ring?

The name ring is an atavism
Atavism

The term atavism denotes the tendency to revert to ancestral type. An atavism is an evolutionary throwback, such as traits reappearing which had disappeared generations ago....
 from when contests were fought in a roughly drawn circle on the ground. The name ring continued with the Jack Broughton
Jack Broughton

John "Jack" Broughton, , was an England Bare-knuckle boxing fighter. He was the first person to ever codify a set of rules to be used in such contests; prior to this the "rules" that existed were very loosely defined and tended to vary from contest to contest....
 rules
London Prize Ring rules

The London Prize Ring rules was a list of boxing rules promulgated in 1838 and revised in 1853. These rules were based on those drafted by Britain's Jack Broughton in 1743 and governed the conduct of prizefighting/bare-knuckle boxing for over 100 years....
 in 1743, which specifed 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. That ring was specified as square and bound by two ropes. For these and other reasons, the boxing ring is commonly humorously referred to as the "square circle."

See also

  • Ring girl
    Ring girl

    A ring girl is the common name for the girl who enters the ring between rounds of a combat sport event such as boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts, carrying a sign that displays the number of the upcoming round....