Is contacts allowed in boxing?

BagsWithDust · 05-31-2011, 01:27 AM

I dont have that bad vision but I wouldnt mind having better vision in the ring and while training. So i was just wondering if its ok to wear contacts for an amateur fight.

Tar Baby · 05-31-2011, 04:01 AM

ask your trainer

Johnboy2007 · 05-31-2011, 08:46 AM

I spoke to my optician and she certainly didnt think it was a problem. She thought i was crazy for wanting to box but that aside she said the worst that could happen is that they came out, the soft contacts they use these days wouldnt damage your eyes

But i dont know weather your officially allowed them.... im sure there are ways around it if they arn't allowed

Dish · 05-31-2011, 12:44 PM

soft contacts are fine. In the amateurs it will be no problem. In the pros, without headgear, they will get knocked out easily.

KillSomething · 05-31-2011, 01:16 PM

I can't even count the number of sparring sessions that get interrupted so we can find someone's contact. They're really easy to knock out.

I'd say don't use them if you don't need them.

Johnboy2007 · 05-31-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by KillSomething

I can't even count the number of sparring sessions that get interrupted so we can find someone's contact. They're really easy to knock out.

I'd say don't use them if you don't need them.

i get monthly contacts , but was thinking of asking to get a supply of throw away daily contacts and if they come out no big loss!

Scott-Robson · 05-31-2011, 03:58 PM

I used to wear mine for sparring but they came out all the time, so now I just spar without them and I can still see as much as I need to see in the ring and don't really notice much of a difference to when I used to wear them all the time..

All depends on how bad your vision is I guess

vonLPC · 05-31-2011, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dish

soft contacts are fine. In the amateurs it will be no problem. In the pros, without headgear, they will get knocked out easily.

Yeah, I'm not a pro, but mine get knocked out real easily. Unfortunately, my vision is so bad I need them.

BagsWithDust · 05-31-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KillSomething

I can't even count the number of sparring sessions that get interrupted so we can find someone's contact. They're really easy to knock out.

I'd say don't use them if you don't need them.

I might sound dumb but i always thought it would be hard to knock out contacts but if its happens a lot i think ill ask my trainer about it and see whats up

05-31-2011, 09:42 PM

They’ll get knocked out of position but soft lenses won’t damage your eyes.

Just get laser surgery it’s cheap and affordable.

sunderland lad · 05-31-2011, 10:19 PM

i wear contacts when training coz im blind as a bat - ideally i wouldnt if i was sparring in case they did get knocked out but i dont think i could be arsed taking them out, sparring, then putting them back in again

BagsWithDust · 05-31-2011, 10:27 PM

I asked my coach about wearing contacts today and he said its fine. He told me that in a fight if they get knocked out, you keep going, the ref's dont have time to stop the fight to look for the contacts.

Leonius · 06-01-2011, 01:54 AM

They only get knocked out if you get hit!

Seriously though I would think Mexican style headgear would help reduce the contacts getting knocked out if that is an issue, anyone try that who uses contacts?

KillSomething · 06-01-2011, 09:54 AM

The headgear makes no difference. It's not like the glove digs into your eye and scrapes out the contact. It's the impact that jars it out.

Your head is going one way and is violently stopped or sent the opposite direction by a punch, and your contacts aren't attached to your eyes so they just keep on going in the direction your head was.

P.4.P.G.O.A.T. · 06-01-2011, 10:30 AM

I had LASIK done last May. Took a month of of sparring to heal. I'm all good now and have 20-20. Best decision I ever made.

05-31-2011, 01:27 AM	#1
BagsWithDust Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 578 vCash: 500	Is contacts allowed in boxing? I dont have that bad vision but I wouldnt mind having better vision in the ring and while training. So i was just wondering if its ok to wear contacts for an amateur fight.
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05-31-2011, 04:01 AM	#2
Tar Baby Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London Posts: 879 vCash: 430	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? ask your trainer
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05-31-2011, 08:46 AM	#3
Johnboy2007 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,595 vCash: 1075	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? I spoke to my optician and she certainly didnt think it was a problem. She thought i was crazy for wanting to box but that aside she said the worst that could happen is that they came out, the soft contacts they use these days wouldnt damage your eyes But i dont know weather your officially allowed them.... im sure there are ways around it if they arn't allowed
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05-31-2011, 12:44 PM	#4
Dish Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 146 vCash: 500	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? soft contacts are fine. In the amateurs it will be no problem. In the pros, without headgear, they will get knocked out easily.
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KillSomething Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,556 vCash: 157	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? I can't even count the number of sparring sessions that get interrupted so we can find someone's contact. They're really easy to knock out. I'd say don't use them if you don't need them.
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05-31-2011, 03:58 PM	#7
Scott-Robson Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 1,592 vCash: 15444	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? I used to wear mine for sparring but they came out all the time, so now I just spar without them and I can still see as much as I need to see in the ring and don't really notice much of a difference to when I used to wear them all the time.. All depends on how bad your vision is I guess
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05-31-2011, 09:42 PM	#10
Shearer Guest Posts: n/a vCash:	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? They’ll get knocked out of position but soft lenses won’t damage your eyes. Just get laser surgery it’s cheap and affordable.
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05-31-2011, 10:19 PM	#11
sunderland lad Journeyman Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: sunderland Posts: 77 vCash: 500	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? i wear contacts when training coz im blind as a bat - ideally i wouldnt if i was sparring in case they did get knocked out but i dont think i could be arsed taking them out, sparring, then putting them back in again
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05-31-2011, 10:27 PM	#12
BagsWithDust Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 578 vCash: 500	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? I asked my coach about wearing contacts today and he said its fine. He told me that in a fight if they get knocked out, you keep going, the ref's dont have time to stop the fight to look for the contacts.
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06-01-2011, 01:54 AM	#13
Leonius Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 154 vCash: 500	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? They only get knocked out if you get hit! Seriously though I would think Mexican style headgear would help reduce the contacts getting knocked out if that is an issue, anyone try that who uses contacts?
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06-01-2011, 09:54 AM	#14
KillSomething Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,556 vCash: 157	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? The headgear makes no difference. It's not like the glove digs into your eye and scrapes out the contact. It's the impact that jars it out. Your head is going one way and is violently stopped or sent the opposite direction by a punch, and your contacts aren't attached to your eyes so they just keep on going in the direction your head was.
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06-01-2011, 10:30 AM	#15
P.4.P.G.O.A.T. Q Boro Killa Bee ESB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 1,635 vCash: 11000	Re: Is contacts allowed in boxing? I had LASIK done last May. Took a month of of sparring to heal. I'm all good now and have 20-20. Best decision I ever made.
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