Boxing in Second Life
Posted by Simon Lameth on April 17, 2006
By: Areth Gall
Guest Writer for the Second Life Times.
Second Life Boxing Hosts Boxingmania 4!
Recently, the SL Times has been scouting out Second Life for unique forms of Quality Entertainment. During this search, Simon Lameth came across Second Life Boxing, also known as the SLB. Second Life Boxing was founded and is owned by Tommy Rampal. It is a group of professional Second Life Boxers that host shows and boxing matches in their North Paris Arena. They use an ‘Official Boxing Kit’, which is also available to the public in the form of a ‘Public Boxing Kit’. While this public kit is modified slightly and doesn’t come with the weapons that the official kit does, it still allows for complete boxing performance. Amateur boxers - boxers whom have not yet made it into the official league - can compete in the Open Ring which is hosted every Wednesday night. For more information about Second Life Boxing, job opportunities, or reports on past shows (including Boxingmania 4), you can find it at www.secondlifeboxing.com.
The boxing system works by allowing each boxer to train and earn stat points by leveling up. Stat points can then be distributed into strength, defense, and speed. Strength determines how hard a boxer hits. Defense determines how well a boxer can take a hit. Speed determines how fast a boxer can throw a punch after having punched. These three stats can make for quite a few varying and interesting strategies.
Second Life Boxing hosts shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 2pm SLT, in the sim of North Paris. These shows feature commentators and at least three different boxing matchups. There is no ticket fee. The show tries to follow a general storyline, with one match leading to another. However, the fate of each match is left completely in the hands of the boxers whom fight in it. There are no rehersals to practice how ‘real’ a punch is, or to make sure that a boxer knows to move out of the way at a specific time or cue.
Second Life Boxing held their fourth Boxingmania on Friday, April 14th, 2006. Boxingmania 4 started at 2:15pm with a Battle Royale. A hall-of-fame ceremony then followed, inducting retired boxers such as Raji Zuma and Paca Hannibal into prestigious rememberance. And then the real fun began.
The first match of Boxingmania plotting Areth Gall against Karen Fielding.
The second was Maylin Mfume against April Costello for the Woman’s Champion Belt.
The third was a ‘Four-Way Ladder Match and Junkyard Brawl’ featuring Beavis Tuppakaka vs ‘The Spanish Dog’ Dael Kamloops vs ‘The Rapmaster’ Carl Pierce vs ‘The Cyborg’ Sanct Draper. This match was for the Xtreme Champion Belt, and featured special rules. These rules were that;
Due to the Ladder Match, the only way to win a fight was to stand up top one of the three ladders placed, for a total of ten seconds.
Due to the Junkyard Brawl, everyday objects — stop signs, fire extinquishers, chairs, and tables, were encouraged to be used as weapons.
The last match was a ‘Electric Fence and Job Match’ with ‘The Gorilla’ Joey Gorilla squaring off against ‘The Monster’ Rob Bukowski. This match was for the Men’s Champion Belt, and featured a special electrified cage that ensured neither boxer could leave the ring.
The winners of each fight were Areth Gall, April Costello, Carl Pierce, and Joey Gorilla.
At the end of the show, the first of Aftertaste’s matches were announced. Aftertaste is the month of May’s big event. ‘The Cyborg’ Sanct Draper would be bringing Raji Zuma back into the ring. The two would be fighting against each other in ‘Sanct’s Arena’. And in Sanct’s arena, the stakes were much higher, and the falls were much, much harder.
Battlemania 4 was over, but so much more was to come.
For more information on matches, shows, and Second Life Boxing news, pleace check www.secondlifeboxing.com.
If you have questions or want to get into Second Life Boxing, feel free to stop by the North Paris Arena, located across from the North Paris Casino. Boxers are often there and can help to answer any questions you may have. There is also the SLB Amateur League Group which you can join under the find button’s search engine. Admission is free.
