Should Boxers get into brawls?

Depends on the opposition. If you're facing a technically inferior but stronger fighter you should try not to brawl - while he should try and make into a brawl.

 

Depends. You may catch a fighter off guard or come against a mentally weak fighter or a fighter not capable of brawling. Look what Bonecrusher Smith did to Tim Witherspoon or Corrie Sanders did to W. Klitschko.
Golota, Wladmir Klitschko they were technically good fighters but could easily be taken advantage of when drug into a brawl.

 

I think every truly great fighter can brawl if he has to.

 

Should a boxer brawl reminds me of the scorpion who asked the turtle to give him a lift across the river.

The turtle said, "Why should I give you a lift? You'll sting me 'n I'll die"

"Why would I do that? I'll die too," replied the scorpion.

So the turtle agreed and half way across the scorpion stung him.

"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?"

"It's in my character"

It's who SRR was.

 

depends on their style. Some box, some brawl- everyone fights to their strengths.

 

It depends but if he does it should be 'educated brawling', it doesn't mean you have to abondon defense, tactics and technique. If you're older or in against a fit pressure fighter, going on the backfoot/running will wear you out so tactically that isn't a good thing. Its also important to get your opponents respect and hurt him to make him think twice about what he does against you

 

:rofl:rofl...Beautiful!!! I'm gonna quote that, J.G.!!

 

If brawling is the ticket for letting the boxer go home early with a win it's Kosher in my book!

 

If not then we wouldn't have had Hagler-Hearns!

 

Nothing I love more that beautiful boxing (sticking and moving, slipping and sliding inside, and countering). However, at some point I need to see all that boxing add up to power punching combations intended to do harm and produce an exciting KO.

Robinson is the best example of this, which was already said by John.

 

A scorpion's sting wouldn't penetrate a turtle's shell.

 

That's your response to a joke? You must be the life of the party, SC.

 

ha ha ha ha ha! Think its not meant to be taken literally mate. A bit of an 'Aeosops fable' if you will. Anyway, if you want to get technical, JG didnt mention a shell. Coulda been its head

 

One of my favourites!!!