Beards on Boxers

Will Fulton & management actually make the fight??

 

Vitali vs Danny Williams. I remember Danny was threatning to pull out of the fight as Vitali was wanting him to shave his beard.

 

I don't think it provides a meaningful cushion but it obscures the target. I have a beard and even with a short one you can really change the apparently shape of your face. Say you make the sides half an inch long and the bottom a full inch, that is the difference between landing that big middle knuckle on the tip of the chin vs hitting it with just glove padding (with a left hook).

 

Yup & like most they all follow the Original trend wow.

 

Vaseline is more problematic and should not be allowed at least when no cut on the boxer's face. Maybe there were rules back in the old days, it can only proves those rules served nothing while allowing people like Tony Galento to go to fight with a bad hygiene which gives you better advantage than some hair on your face.

 

Vaseline due to slippage?

 

It should FORBIDDEN. Period. No excuses. Fighters should be perfectly shaved the day of the fight.

 

vaseline protects from cuts, not from concussion. Cuts should be avoided in a fight at any cost. Nothing wrong with that.

 

I don’t think it makes a difference.

 

Think of a 2x4 landing on your head. Would you rather a hard hat or a big wig?

 

Fighters should be clean shaven or wearing a mustache. Beards and goatees are not appropriate for the sport.

 

I hope so. But Fulton is with Showtime, MJ is with DAZN, and Inoue is aligned w/ Top Rank/ESPN. None of these are massive money fights, so no one's gonna be jockeying for exclusive hosting rights and a collaboration shouldn't be too difficult

 

Beards or goatees make no difference. If you get hit on the button it could put your lights out all the same. Its not a padding for your chin. Lol

 

It definitely makes a difference. Maybe not a massive difference, but I can see how a thick beard greased up with Vaseline can dampen a blow.