“Stand on your hands” and behind the scenes of the evening of boxing and streamers that made the Luna Park vibrate

In the run-up, blocks of kids lined up for several hours waiting for the doors to open. playground, as in the golden years of Argentine boxing. Groups of friends, eager to be part of something that was announced months ago. Most of them are about to watch their first night of boxing. And on the billboard of the legendary Corrientes and Bouchard stadium, three words: “Stay on your hands“.

And there is a first question that is repeated for those who are (still) unaware of the world of streamers, YouTube and online broadcasts: “What is ‘Stand on your hands’?

This event was born from an idea among the members of Stop your handthe bicycle ridden by Luquitas Rodríguez and which crosses Vorterix, on the occasion of Sergio’s visit Marvelous Martinez. The proposal? Enter into a boxing ring (in some cases for the first time) personalities from the digital world, celebrities, singers or social media influencers, all those who dare to test the conditions in the most noble but also challenging and dangerous sport.

It is true, the phenomenon had already been successfully experimented in Spain by Ibaí Llanos. But in these latitudes the proposal went further: do it at Luna Park, the home where the most nostalgic still hear the thunder of the ovations for Monzón, Bonavena and Locche, among the other idols who have become legends on that stage.

In times when Argentine boxing is far from what it once was, Luquitas Rodriguez and his band put together a show that exceeded all expectations, with a full stadium and so much more 400 thousand spectators followed the live broadcast through the Twitch platform. But what we experienced at Luna was much more than a show, it was an experience that will remain forever.

Of course there was time for music. There were five presentations of artists belonging to different rhythms, from rock to trap, with the stellar presence of the band Airbag, who sang the Argentine anthem, and the performances of Lit Killah and Callejero Fino, with all their hits. But the audience lost due to the passage of improvised boxers into the ring. And no one was disappointed.

There were fourteen men and women who were the protagonists of the seven scheduled meetings. “It excites me, I haven’t seen something like this since the seventies, Luna Park is like its most beautiful evenings“, commented excitedly Walter Nelson, a man historically linked to boxing who accepted Paren the Hand’s proposal and acted as judge.

“I have to adapt to young people, but this is terrible“added the Uruguayan, the same one who immortalized in a story “I got out of there, Wonder.” At his side, the members of the cycle who conceived this beautiful madness, listened to him dressed in tuxedos, as if they were at the front row of Caesar Palace, in Las Vegas.

They were seven fights, each of three rounds, and with the fighters wearing protective headgear, the same rules used in amateur boxing. Thus, the euphoria and frenzy that grew greater and greater as the hours passed, were released in compressed form, in a matter of seconds.

Constant clapping and chanting of support, while booing and squealing like it was an episode of Titans in the Ring starring millennial kids, the laughter and bizarre moments were dramatically cut with the slap of gloves on the contestants’ humanity.

In that environment, the underlying struggle between Roberto Galati, representative of Paren La Mano, in front of the comedian and instagramer Grego Rosello It was the one that got, by far, all the attention. That stellar fight, that open challenge launched at the beginning of the year, was the driving force of the entire evening.

The audience’s favorite was Roberto, who played at home. And unanimously, the stadium rose to applaud the prodigal son from the moment he appeared on the scene to enter the ring, accompanied by former world champion Marcelo Domínguez, who trained him throughout the year. .

From “We can’t lose today” TO “To be champion today you have to win“, Galati was the protagonist of all the popular songs of the Luna Park, who welcomed Rosello as if he were a visitor. The outcome of the clash, however, did not have the ending that the fans expected.

In the end Grego won unanimously against Galatiwho pushed his physical condition to the limit and received recognition from an audience who came to appreciate all the sacrifices he made throughout the year, changing his diet and giving up cigarettes to be up to the challenge.

At the end of the fight, Galati, accompanied to the ring by his daughter, burst into tears while speaking to the people. “I couldn’t breathe anymore,” Rober complained, clapping as if it were a scene from Rocky or any other boxing movie.

That vibrant atmosphere set the tone for an evening that lasted more than five hours and ended after midnight. Before the defeat of Galati there were several moments to highlight, with moments of slaps and heart.

One of them was the one who acted Piti Fernandezsinger of the rock group “Las Pastillas del Abuelo”, who after the victory by technical knockout against the streamer Coker took a moment to surprise his partner.

In the middle of the celebration, while showing the winner’s belt to the public, the musician invited the mother of his two daughters to enter the ring to create the most romantic moment of the day: he proposed marriageon his knees in front of the entire audience.

“And yet… do you still want to marry me?” Piti asked her lover, who did not hesitate to answer in the affirmative so that the stadium would collapse, but this time for love.

According to the streamers who followed the evening on Twitch, the broadcast never fell below 200 thousand viewers, a number which in comparison could exceed the measurements of various aerial channels.

The evening also saw a clash between two representatives of the Twitter world Stick (@xmilianx_) AND Valentin Torres Erwerlewho at 18 can have the pleasure of saying he won a boxing match at Luna Park, winning by technical knockout.

In other fights, the streamer Selector He punched the music artiste to the ground Giulio Savioliand the streamer The Cobra won by technical knockout against the renowned ones Chapu Martinezthat of the hit “Traeme la copa Messi”, who gave one of the colorful notes of the evening after entering the ring accompanied by La Mosca, who sang “Muchachos” live.

The two Handstand races were no exception: victories on the scoreboards. Milì Mansilla From Milica and the streamer ZZK in view of Your colleague Frankkaster.

For one night time went back at Luna Park and the public vibrated with the passion of boxing, this time thanks to streaming. But the most important thing was said by Maravilla Martínez, the great champion present in the temple.

“I’m sure some of you will start taking boxing lessons next week.“, reflects Maravilla, ruining any debate on the spirit of the event. A date that will go down in history and which left everyone happy.