Am tellin yer Ricky's vision is preper rubbish, e can't see the side of a barn from t'inside t'fookin barn. That's why I tailored me trainin so as e could it the fookin body belt cos it were bigger than t'hand pads. Don't know why e were so blind, could be all t'fookin wankin.
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Talk about holdin up fingohs, in the Floyd fight I 'eld up me fingers an said "Ricky, ow many fingers am I oldin up?" an e says "9". I was only oldin up eight but one of em is proper fookin crewked so e might ave got confused, am tellin yer.Originally posted by The Gully Gad View Post
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You can't wear contacts while boxing. It's almost inevitable they will get dislodged, and some types could cause permanent damage. It's actually against ABA rules; I assume it's the same for the pros. The laser op is the only real solution; Bruno had that done, I think.Originally posted by Pullcounter View Post
Actually, you really have to be pretty short sighted for it to be a major problem in boxing - I know because I passed from one side to the other as my eyes got worse in my teens. I had a lot more trouble with rugby... you can't catch the frigging ball if you never see it thrown at you. In boxing, your opponent is close and his gloves are the big red things....
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I used to wear soft contacts. Soft dailys are used in many sports. I assume there is a very small chance of damage. The funniest thing that happened to me, was losing a contact, and in the process of eating the 2nd jab. I saw the lens on the guy's glove. Since it was sparring, I wrestled his arm to stop the round. and save my contact.Originally posted by Benny Leonard View Post
I dont think you can go 12 rounds without headgear with contacts on. But I am curious to know what the most experienced people here think/know.Comment
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That's the other problem, of course... losing one. You could miss the big punch from that side before you even knew it was missing - lens wearers will know that you compensate very quickly to favour the other eye (without the peripheral vision, of course) and it can sometimes take a while to even notice.Originally posted by wmute View PostComment
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i would imagine that daily disposables would be ok for sparring as they are almost jelly like and so wouldnt scratch the eye at all.
the harder contacts would be a no go.
Im seriously short sighted, as in i cant see the length of my arm clearly without glasses which is why ive never taken up boxing :P "your hands cant hit what your eyes cant see".
happy watching though
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Originally posted by The_Visitation View PostYou can't wear contacts while boxing. It's almost inevitable they will get dislodged, and some types could cause permanent damage. It's actually against ABA rules; I assume it's the same for the pros. The laser op is the only real solution; Bruno had that done, I think.
Actually, you really have to be pretty short sighted for it to be a major problem in boxing - I know because I passed from one side to the other as my eyes got worse in my teens. I had a lot more trouble with rugby... you can't catch the frigging ball if you never see it thrown at you. In boxing, your opponent is close and his gloves are the big red things....
How bad were your eyes? my eyes are like -3.00 right now, i spar without contacts its kinda impossible to spar with contacts.. anyways the reason i asked you about your eyes is cuz i wanna know if they will let me fight with these eyesComment
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can't you wear daily disposable (soft) contact lenses.
I can't see them damaging the eye. I can see them flying out during the fight but not actually damaging the eye.
If your eye started to swell you could just take it out.Comment
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