In later years,
faster dogs were favored and a smaller Bullenbeisser was bred in Brabant, in northern Belgium.
The Bullenbeisser had been working as a hunting dog for centuries,
employed in the pursuit of bear, wild boar, and deer.
More in line with historical facts, Brace states that there exist many other theories to explain the origin of the breed name,
from which he favors the one claiming the smaller Bullenbeisser(Brabanter) were also known as"Boxl" and that Boxer
is just a corruption of that word.