Is it possible to study for a degree in Boxing?

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  1. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :huh:think:?
     
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  2. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    I think Dinamita is halfway through his Boxrec degree
     
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  3. rambo99

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    Hmm, don't think so. The exams would be fun though. The examiner punches the student straight in the face, laying him out cold: Punch resistance C-
     
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    mrplow182 Seasoned Veteran Full Member

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    Dinamita is also taking part in extra curricular studies called "Wikipedia 101"
     
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  5. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    If the examiner was Malinaggi - that should be an instant fail!

    Knowing my luck though, my punch resistance examiner would be be David Haye.:scaredas:
     
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  7. JIM KELLY

    JIM KELLY Bullshyt Mr Han Man! Full Member

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    Frank Warren School of Bollox
     
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    haha Dont think so
     
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  9. dwilson

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    Jeff - Why do you want to know this and is it something you would think of taking up?
     
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  10. maka

    maka Well-Known Member Full Member

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    sports science is what your after
     
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  11. StWerburghs

    StWerburghs Active Member Full Member

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    I do not think there is a degree specifically for boxing in the UK, but you could get an honors degree in sports science. From there you could progress to take a PHD in the same subject, and if you find a university with a suitable postgraduate research project you could base it on Boxing.
    Then you could introduce yourself as a Dr of boxing if it took your fancy
     
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  12. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    i really doubt it. you can do degrees in football and it really pisses me off, one in boxing or any other one particular sport would **** me off even more.

    you can do various sports degrees where you specialize in certain sports. a friend of mine is doing his dissertation on how boxing can improve behavior in urban areas. hes using that show khan did with the 8 lads as well as interviewing allot of fighters.
     
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  13. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Or you can do postgrad stuff on basically any topic you want. A degree in boxing though? Don't think so.
     
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  14. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    I'm not sure how useful that would be, except in a very specific area of journalism which would be incredibly competitive. Although I hear in England there is such a thing as "David Beckham Studies", so anything is possible. I'm sure that looks outstanding on a CV :roll:

    Regardless, TFFP would get a first class honours if such a degree existed, no question.
     
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  15. kurt2006

    kurt2006 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No boxing degrees currently but nothing stopping you doing a dissertation on boxing like Anal Force did.
     
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