Boxing booth
A boxing booth is a fairground attraction where show boxing matches are held.
construction
The booth consists of a tent with a boxing ring in the middle. The spectators are usually right around the ring. A stage is set up in front of the tent, on which the boxers are usually presented by a re- commander before the fights - which take place at certain times ; this often involves utensils such as punching bags , punching balls or the like. appropriate. If there is a fight going on, a clock shows the time of the next performance.
procedure
First there is a presentation of the fighters in front of the booth. An announcer introduces them with size, weight, combat experience and other details. Here the boxers show fighting movements in the air or on the boxing utensils. Furthermore, in this phase the challengers are recruited from the audience by promising cash rewards for a win. When there are enough challengers, the fighting begins in the tent. Here the challengers compete against the boxers. A fight usually lasts two rounds of one minute each. A victory can only be achieved by knockout , there is no point evaluation.
history
The first boxing booths appeared in the 1930s. They were widespread in the post-war period. Nowadays there are only two box stalls left. Most boxers come from Poland or Eastern European countries.
literature
- Norbert Breuer: "Fair boxer". In: The whitewashed Sarotti-Mohr. Juwelen-Verlag, Tönisvorst. ISBN 978-3-945822-80-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boxbude at the fair: Fight Club in Cannstatt. Spiegel Online, October 7, 2015
- ↑ Boxing booth with cult status at Cranger Kirmes. The bell, August 8, 2012.
- ↑ Die Kirmesboxer-Voll auf die Zwölf , film on You Tube , June 3, 2016, accessed on August 19, 2020.