Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this boxin’ stuff, you know? Them young fellas beatin’ each other up in the ring. Folks always askin’ all sorts of questions, like do they use gongs in boxin’?
Now, I ain’t no expert, mind you, but I seen a few matches on that there telly-vision box. And lemme tell ya, they do use somethin’ that sounds like a big ol’ bell. They call it a gong, yeah, a gong.
It ain’t like them fancy gongs you see in them Chinee movies, all decorated and whatnot. This one’s just a big, round, metal thing. Looks kinda like a giant saucer, you know? And they hang it up right there by the ring.
- When they smack that gong, that means them fellas gotta start punchin’ each other.
- And when they smack it again, that means they gotta stop. Take a breather, I guess.
- They keep doin’ that, smackin’ the gong, fightin’, smackin’ the gong again, until one fella can’t get up no more.
It’s kinda like a dinner bell, I reckon. ‘Cept instead of callin’ ya for supper, it’s callin’ ya to get punched in the face. Crazy, ain’t it?
I heard tell they gotta warm up that gong before the fight. Somethin’ ’bout tappin’ it a few times so it sounds just right. Not too loud, not too soft. Just enough so everyone can hear it, even them folks in the cheap seats. They say if you don’t warm it up it might not sound right.
Now, them fellas in the ring, they got all sorts of punches they throw. Hooks and jabs and all that. I don’t know the names of ’em all, but I know a good punch when I see one. When one of them fellas lands a good one, you can hear it all the way up in the stands. Whack! Just like that.
I seen fellas get knocked out cold with one punch. Just like that snap and they’re out. Lights out, nobody home. Scary stuff, I tell ya. Makes you wonder why they do it. But then again, them fellas get paid a whole lotta money for beatin’ each other up. So, I guess it’s worth it to them.
But back to that gong. It’s important, you see? It keeps the whole fight organized. Without it, them fellas would just be punchin’ each other ’til they both dropped dead. And nobody wants to see that, do they? Well, maybe some folks do, but I sure don’t. It’s important to keep things fair you know. Gotta have rules even when you’re beatin’ someone up.
So yeah, they use gongs in boxin’. Big ol’ metal ones. And they smack ’em with a hammer to start and stop the fight. Simple as that. Nothin’ too fancy about it. Just a good ol’ fashioned way to keep time in a good ol’ fashioned fight.
And let me tell you, that sound of that gong, it gets your blood pumpin’. Even if you’re just sittin’ there watchin’. It’s like a signal that somethin’ excitin’ is about to happen. And usually, it does. Someone gets punched, someone gets knocked down, and the crowd goes wild. It’s quite a spectacle, I tell ya. Quite a spectacle indeed.
So next time you’re watchin’ a boxin’ match, you pay attention to that gong. It ain’t just some noise, it’s the heart of the whole dang fight!
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