Boxing As Self Defense

[Photon Guy]

Yes and no.

It's good for defending yourself against punches. But you can get a false sense of confidence that the combinations you throw with wraps and gloves on are what you'll throw bareknuckle.

Boxer's fracture is very real. So is getting your hands gashed on some dirtbag's teeth and getting an infection.

I do know boxing used to be done barehanded, in the old days. They probably had the right idea if you wanted to learn how to box and use it as a form of self defense.

[Photon Guy]

That was an example of what my trainer used to tell me. Why would you want to fight some clown in the street? You'll just end up hurting your hands on their teeth or something.

Yes I believe professional fighters are told to avoid streetlights and to fight only in the ring, much like the fictional character of Tommy Gunn from Rocky V. However, Im talking about the value of boxing as a form of self defense, not to deliberately look for street fights but to be able to defend yourself should somebody pick a streetlight with you and not take no as an answer.

[Photon Guy]

Even Mike Tyson broke his hand in a street fight when he was heavyweight champion of the world. So everyone below his level should be cautious in my opinion.

Yes that was when he got into a streetfight with Mitch Green back in 1988. I don't recall any legal repercussions despite Tyson being a world class boxing champion.

[Rockin'1]

Yes I believe professional fighters are told to avoid streetlights and to fight only in the ring, much like the fictional character of Tommy Gunn from Rocky V. However, Im talking about the value of boxing as a form of self defense, not to deliberately look for street fights but to be able to defend yourself should somebody pick a streetlight with you and not take no as an answer.

My fists are educated, but more importantly, my eyes are too. As for the common person, even being disabled, I could do some damage. Nothing like before the stroke though. Before the stroke the common person had little chance if any............Rockin'

[Photon Guy]

So the main advantage of boxing, the way I see it, is from a legal standpoint, as boxing does not have rank. Many of the Asian martial arts do have ranks, most often in the form of belts and belt colors with black belt being one of the highest ranks. Thus if you've got a black belt in an Asian martial art and you end up in a physical confrontation and you hurt somebody it could be used against you in court, about you having a black belt. However if you're a boxer and you hurt somebody in a physical confrontation you can't have it used against you in court about you having a black belt in boxing since boxing does not have belts of rank.

[OctoberRed]

So the main advantage of boxing, the way I see it, is from a legal standpoint, as boxing does not have rank. Many of the Asian martial arts do have ranks, most often in the form of belts and belt colors with black belt being one of the highest ranks. Thus if you've got a black belt in an Asian martial art and you end up in a physical confrontation and you hurt somebody it could be used against you in court, about you having a black belt. However if you're a boxer and you hurt somebody in a physical confrontation you can't have it used against you in court about you having a black belt in boxing since boxing does not have belts of rank.

Once you have some sort of licensing, your hands become registered weapons.

[famicommander]

So the main advantage of boxing, the way I see it, is from a legal standpoint, as boxing does not have rank. Many of the Asian martial arts do have ranks, most often in the form of belts and belt colors with black belt being one of the highest ranks. Thus if you've got a black belt in an Asian martial art and you end up in a physical confrontation and you hurt somebody it could be used against you in court, about you having a black belt. However if you're a boxer and you hurt somebody in a physical confrontation you can't have it used against you in court about you having a black belt in boxing since boxing does not have belts of rank.

The person saying this has no idea what they're talking about. If you catch a court case a boxing background is not going to hurt or help you any more or less than a Judo background, Karate background, Taekwondo background, kickboxing background, freestyle wrestling background, etc. The belts literally don't matter at all unless you're in Guam or certain areas of Japan.

[QueensburyRules]

- - By advertising, I'd say "Gracie" affiliated Ju Jit Su has taken over Karate that had already long surpassed boxing as a self defense sport by the people.

In turn, plenty of colleges have traditional wrestling programs, but few have boxing.

[TinAgeOfBoxing]

boxing + using your elbows is the first thing that should be learned.

[Rad]

Mike Tyson one of the best fighters ever broke his hand in a street fight with Mitch Green.

boxing helps a lot but it can also lure you into false sense of confidence like another user mentioned.