Are fighters allowed to harden their knuckles?

[ferocity]

Most all boxers that have trained for years expecially the ones since they were kids have big knuckles. I once meet Calros Palomino and his knuckles looked three times bigger then mine.

[ferocity]

that is, respectfully, rediculous!

this is a different practice than what boxers do. and pan qing fu does a different practice than the safer ones i know of. even pan qing fu says it takes about only 30% power to knock someone out 'cause his hands are so hard. but, there are different ways to attain the same benefit than the way he uses.

you don't have built up calcium deposits if u do it right!


does kostya tszyu look like his hands are messed up and need surgery?

guys, why not talk and listen to someone who has experience in the martial arts instead of going by rumors and heresay?

You're probably right. I should have said boxing and martial arts is differnt. I don't think in martial arts they punch as much as in boxing in a contested match.

[j]

You're probably right. I should have said boxing and martial arts is differnt. I don't think in martial arts they punch as much as in boxing in a contested match.

some martial arts are very close to boxing - especially bare knuckle boxing.


the main chinese boxing art i study uses the fist mostly and specializes in power punching. that is why i also occasionally post on the training forum. my teacher has training in boxing as well, and wrote an article comparing the two arts. a good deal of our sparring is close to your boxing style sparring. u can check my profile blogs to learn more.

but basically, punching is punching. it comes down to what you know about punching and how u train punching. that is the real difference is people who are punchers and people who are boxers.

[squealpiggy]

Hard knuckles won't stop your metacarpal from sticking out of your hand.

The only hand unjuries I ever got boxing were a dislocated finger and a sprained thumb.