Historic Ring Sizes

[billeau2]

I don't know actual size but the ring for Floyd-maidana 2 was the biggest ring I have ever seen.. Does anyone know the size?

It was so big it spanned two states and both participants had to pay double income tax after that fight!

[billeau2]

plus..........the floor size is the over all dimention of the ring. You use different sized turn buckles to determine the inside area.
Most buyer will order two complete sets of turn buckles so they can alter the dimentions. Years ago there were fighters that would ad ring sizes into a contract and the promoter has to deliver. I know that Ali did it in parts of his career. I would guess plenty of the lateral movement guys who carried that kind of clout also had stipulations about ring size.
If Pep was in a 24sq you'd never hit him!!!!!

My 13sq gym ring was double horse hair so that my boxers who were movers could really move in a competion ring, they were on skates!!

Ray

hit him!!! youde never see him!!!!

And i don't want to say the ring was big for Floydy and Pac but rumor has it Trump purchased it for a development.

[The Old LefHook]

hit him!!! youde never see him!!!!

And i don't want to say the ring was big for Floydy and Pac but rumor has it Trump purchased it for a development.

24X24 is a huge ring. I doubt there has ever been larger. The corner has to use opera glasses.

[Anthony342]

Yeah I believe Leonard wanted a certain bigger sized ring against Hagler.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

It was so big it spanned two states and both participants had to pay double income tax after that fight!

I can believe it... I swear, most rings have the sponsorship logo in the middle and once a guy backs off of it, it's usually 5 steps and his back is to the rope.. In the Maidana rematch, you could literally go so far off the center before you hit the ropes that the logo wouldn't even be in the camera view...

Insanely big ring, literally the biggest one I have ever seen... Had to be 32x32 or higher

[Anthony342]

Yeah true, plus sometimes the paint is fresh and guys slip on the logo.

[Ray Corso]

The largest I know of is an Everlast ring with the 24x24 flooring. Using the shortest turn buckles leaves the inside area at 23x23 with a 12" apron.
Thats a huge ring!!!
The 22' & 24' were usually used with a 2' apron so a 20' interior and 22' interior respectfully.
Traditionally the larger areas were used for lightheavy & heavies. Most lightheavies are an average of 6' to 6' 2" so the leg length is taken into consideration.
The 22' & 20' should be used for 160lb & down. The average middleweight is 5'10" or so.
Most 20's will be double turn buckled to bring a 20' down to 18' for 126 and down, again considering height and leg length.
Thats how ring sizes used to be determined.
I believe my old ring is woth the Hamden Youth Boxing Program Hamden Ct.(once called Ring One Boxing) I think that program is being run by Gaspar Ortega the famous welter contender.
That thing was a pain in the butt to move, those girders and corners weighed a ton.

Ray

[The Old LefHook]

The largest I know of is an Everlast ring with the 24x24 flooring. Using the shortest turn buckles leaves the inside area at 23x23 with a 12" apron.
Thats a huge ring!!!
The 22' & 24' were usually used with a 2' apron so a 20' interior and 22' interior respectfully.
Traditionally the larger areas were used for lightheavy & heavies. Most lightheavies are an average of 6' to 6' 2" so the leg length is taken into consideration.
The 22' & 20' should be used for 160lb & down. The average middleweight is 5'10" or so.
Most 20's will be double turn buckled to bring a 20' down to 18' for 126 and down, again considering height and leg length.
Thats how ring sizes used to be determined.
I believe my old ring is woth the Hamden Youth Boxing Program Hamden Ct.(once called Ring One Boxing) I think that program is being run by Gaspar Ortega the famous welter contender.
That thing was a pain in the butt to move, those girders and corners weighed a ton.

Ray

Misinformation may be passing everytime fans are given the ring size in a fight, then, if one must subtract the apron width from the given dimensions. The inside square footage is the relevant number. Things could get downright unreliable if some announcers were reporting the outside dimensions and others the inside. Yuck!

No one ever varies the height of the ropes. The ropes in modern rings hit the mini-weight fighters in the head.

[The Old LefHook]

I can believe it... I swear, most rings have the sponsorship logo in the middle and once a guy backs off of it, it's usually 5 steps and his back is to the rope.. In the Maidana rematch, you could literally go so far off the center before you hit the ropes that the logo wouldn't even be in the camera view...

Insanely big ring, literally the biggest one I have ever seen... Had to be 32x32 or higher

32X32 does not even seem possible. But now you have me insanely curious.

[The Old LefHook]

I am reading that it was a special 26 foot ring made for superheavyweights who are both 250 and above.