WARRIORS HEART doc about why boxers are turning to bare knuckle

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by porkypara, Sep 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM.

  1. porkypara

    porkypara Well-Known Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2009
    Messages:
    1,678
    Likes Received:
    253
    Ex team GB boxer, could not get fights as pro so went to bare knuckle. Great documentary
    This content is protected
     
  2. GoodBot

    GoodBot You can like, just forget your password. Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2026
    Messages:
    3,094
    Likes Received:
    3,794
    Like I said again and again: Bare knuckle preys on the vulnerable, and no one in the sport has longevity due to the brutality.

    BKFC is the biggest promotion out there, here are their current champions who have had 10 or more career fights:
    Britain Hart 11-3
    Christine Ferea 12-1
    Lorenzo Hunt 14-2
    David Mundell 10-2
    Kai Stewart 10-0

    So, out of 13 champions only 5 have managed to fight more than 10 times in their bare knuckle careers, and only one of them has managed 15 fights.

    I liked bare knuckle at first, but now I see it for what it is, and I think it should be banned again.
     
  3. porkypara

    porkypara Well-Known Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2009
    Messages:
    1,678
    Likes Received:
    253
     
  4. porkypara

    porkypara Well-Known Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 3, 2009
    Messages:
    1,678
    Likes Received:
    253
    I presume its because they have got their experience in other types of combat sports like boxing Mma etc
     
  5. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2015
    Messages:
    2,289
    Likes Received:
    1,960
    BKB is the last resort for many fighters that either could not make it or are too old.

    Hart couldn’t make it in boxing and Hunt and Ferea couldn’t make it in MMA so this was the last resort for them to be a professional fighter. Good for them I guess.
     
    bjl12 and catchwtboxing like this.
  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

    Joined:
    Jul 4, 2014
    Messages:
    32,137
    Likes Received:
    43,294
    It gave Arlovski somewhere to go.
     
    AlwaysFirst likes this.
  7. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2015
    Messages:
    2,289
    Likes Received:
    1,960
    That’s right, I forgot about him, he been doing pretty good in BKB
     
    catchwtboxing likes this.
  8. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    6,445
    Likes Received:
    3,093
    Its funny because bkf is safer than boxing because of its brutality. Boxing gloves/padding lead to cte/parkinsons bc of the repeated damage. BKF is too brutal for repeated blows. Kinda funny how that works...bit of a paradox
     
  9. GoodBot

    GoodBot You can like, just forget your password. Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2026
    Messages:
    3,094
    Likes Received:
    3,794
    Nah, I don´t believe this for a second; look at the amount of knockdowns in every event. These guys are fighting like they are wearing gloves.
     
    KO KIDD likes this.