Boxing History question

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  1. JagOfTroy

    JagOfTroy Jag Full Member

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    After training today and not being able to sleep at night, I still had boxing on my mind when a question came to mind...

    Not saying I would do this of course but I wondered if in the past, some boxers would just go out in public to picks fights just so they could improve their boxing ability. This is highly dangerous and a felony to do nowadays but I was curious if anyone got away with doing it in the past.
     
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  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :?
     
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  3. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    hahahahahahahahahahah
     
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  4. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wouldn't of thought so!
     
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  5. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Street fighting and boxing are two different skill sets. When street fighters step in the ring with boxers, this tends to happen (from 1:25):

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  6. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good job he wasn't in with a prime version of Cooper.
     
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  7. JagOfTroy

    JagOfTroy Jag Full Member

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    So what your saying is..
    it would of been pretty much pointless cause the street fighter seemed to have no defense or balance at all?
     
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