Talk:Boxing ring

Article coverage - apparatus only?
Based on the near immediate revert:

‎Oknazevad (talk | contribs)‎ (Undid revision 603588608 by Group29 (talk) Because the bell is not part of the ring; it's not necessarily attached and may be far away. This bit belongs in the general boxing article, not here.)

If I understand your intentions correctly, this article you mean to cover the apparatus only? Thanks much. Group29 (talk) 12:48, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, this article is about the structure, it's construction and how it got its shape. Other boxing equipment either goes in it's own article, where such exists, or the general boxing article. The bell (and I can't say I've ever heard it referred to as a gong before) should be mentioned in the equipment section if the main article, where the tie in to the idiom "saved by the bell" is more meaningful. oknazevad (talk) 12:58, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * You may find this reference a useful source for further expansion of this article, as it covers the equipment in question.
 * The International Sporting Club Boxing Rules, Section II equipment:  Gong "Gong Must be not less than ten inches in diameter to be adjusted securely on a level with the ring platform the timer to use a metal hammer in indicating the beginning and the end of rounds so that the contestants and referee can hear the sound of the bell."
 * You will also find if you want to buy one to equip your ring, gong is the term used. Thanks, Group29 (talk) 23:25, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Interesting. If only I had $80 to waste. That said, the first reference is rather dated, and the style of English is hard to parse in its archaicism. Looking for more modern regulations (and finding California and Manitoba's in a cursory search), none seem to indicate the bell/gong is attached to the ring, but is to be kept at the timekeeper's table, which is by the ring but not part of it. so again I think it belongs in the more general boxing article. oknazevad (talk) 04:02, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Interesting. If only I had $80 to waste. That said, the first reference is rather dated, and the style of English is hard to parse in its archaicism. Looking for more modern regulations (and finding California and Manitoba's in a cursory search), none seem to indicate the bell/gong is attached to the ring, but is to be kept at the timekeeper's table, which is by the ring but not part of it. so again I think it belongs in the more general boxing article. oknazevad (talk) 04:02, 11 April 2014 (UTC)