Ever thought why the boxing ring is square? The term goes back to 17th- century England where modern boxing took shape. As fist-fighting was seen to attract spectators, men good at it began to tour the country, challenging locals for a wager, often at fairs. Spectators would form a circle round the combantants by holding a length of rope. Hence the "ring" which today is a square.
Check this out. Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao got his nickname pacman when a commentator couldn't pronouce his name hence he said "pacman" instead. Despite this the 8 division champion never really played the video game "pacman" when he was a kid nor did he know that pacman was a game until he was 32 years old.
Tommy Burns of Canada, who was world heavyweight champion of the world from 1906-1908, stood only 5 feet 7 inches. Coining the nickname "little giant"
Pugiphile: a person who loves boxing matches.