Boxing

[jwitten82]

Have any of yall ever used it in a street fight? And does it work?

[Bob Sacamano]

I haven't been in many fights, but alot of fights usually degenerate into wrestling matches, fighting on the ground, etc.

but I assume that if you're a pretty good boxer, you could get a good shot in there and knock the guy down, then get on top of him and pound him out a little before the inevitable breaking up of the fight

[DemonBlood]

Sure, if you want your hands broke.

[the kid 05]

i tend to use the bob and weaving but majority of the time they try and take it to the ground but thats when i have used what little ju jitsu i know dont get into much fights tho

[jwitten82]

The reason I ask is because I've seen a lot of street fights and most of the time they swing wild and their footwork sucks, so I figured if you use boxing you can control your punches better and land a good shot, and if your footwork is good you won't be off balance as much.

[lewpac]

Two guarantees:

You'll swing first, and miss.

I'll swing once, and that should do it.

Because I fought 18 times professionally. I ain't the "be all and end all" of fighters, and I ain't "the baddest man on the planet". But, you average boxer, with a minimum of training, is light years ahead of any drunken brawler or street thug.

Boxers are trained to "hit and don't get hit". 'Nuff said. It's their job. Their profession. It really doesn't take a lifetime of training to get the basics "down"................

[DemonBlood]

Originally Posted by lewpac

Two guarantees:

You'll swing first, and miss.

I'll swing once, and that should do it.

Because I fought 18 times professionally. I ain't the "be all and end all" of fighters, and I ain't "the baddest man on the planet". But, you average boxer, with a minimum of training, is light years ahead of any drunken brawler or street thug.

Boxers are trained to "hit and don't get hit". 'Nuff said. It's their job. Their profession. It really doesn't take a lifetime of training to get the basics "down"................

Or two more guarantees:

1. I'll fake a punch, shoot and get a takedown.

2. I'll break your arm if no one breaks up the fight.

[Rack Bauer]

Forget all that boxing and karate crap.

Either bash the attacker over the head with a 2x4 or put a hole in their knee cap (I'd recommend a .45 caliber).



You just have to be willing to do what the other guy won't. Rip an ear off, bite a finger off, shoot him in the leg, etc...

[the kid 05]

Originally Posted by Rack Bauer

Forget all that boxing and karate crap.

Either bash the attacker over the head with a 2x4 or put a hole in their knee cap (I'd recommend a .45 caliber).



You just have to be willing to do what the other guy won't. Rip an ear off, bite a finger off, shoot him in the leg, etc...

Ok Mike...

[DemonBlood]

Originally Posted by Rack Bauer

Forget all that boxing and karate crap.

Either bash the attacker over the head with a 2x4 or put a hole in their knee cap (I'd recommend a .45 caliber).



You just have to be willing to do what the other guy won't. Rip an ear off, bite a finger off, shoot him in the leg, etc...

Damn you're right! I'll go to shoot for a takedown...and then get lliterally shot in the head

[CliffnMesquite]

I'm to old to fight. So I usealy just shoot them.

[tomson75]

The first real fight I was ever in was the only time I used boxing successfully. I was 13 and the victim was my idiot cousin. Everything was in slow motion for me...and the witnesses said it was amazing.

Regretfully, I was drunk, ill tempered, and hasty throughout high school and college (rugby), so fighting was a fairly regular occurrence....although outside of the initial one two punch at the beginning of a fight, I never really had another fight like that. Wrestling is what saved my *** more often than not. Having a roommate in college that trained in MM didn't hurt either. Thankfully, those days are over.

...but no, boxing isn't terribly useful in a street fight unless your extremely proficient at it IMO.

[hairic]

Any type of training should help you in a fight. Though, I've never been in a real fight where I got hit. I did take karate for 6 years when I was young, so I've had about 300 hours worth of sparring.

The first time it looked like I might end up being in a fight, a guy lunged at me and the next thing I know, he's on the ground crying with a broken wrist and a dislocated shoulder. I don't remember thinking or doing anything, it was just a reaction. That's also when my parents took me out of karate. Any boxing training should get you reacting the same way, you just react the way you were trained.

[jwitten82]

Originally Posted by tomson75

The first real fight I was ever in was the only time I used boxing successfully. I was 13 and the victim was my idiot cousin. Everything was in slow motion for me...and the witnesses said it was amazing.

Regretfully, I was drunk, ill tempered, and hasty throughout high school and college (rugby), so fighting was a fairly regular occurrence....although outside of the initial one two punch at the beginning of a fight, I never really had another fight like that. Wrestling is what saved my *** more often than not. Having a roommate in college that trained in MM didn't hurt either. Thankfully, those days are over.

...but no, boxing isn't terribly useful in a street fight unless your extremely proficient at it IMO.

How long did that fight with your cousin last?

[Rowdy]

This efighting is funny.