Fact or Fiction: A Boxer's Hands Are Considered Weapons in a Court of Law

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  1. Zimornsky

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    Always heard that a professional fighter's hands are considered weapons. True or false?

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  2. VG_Addict

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    Fact.
     
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  3. boxing_master

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    Fact!
     
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  4. Tancred

    Tancred Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Defo fact
     
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  5. VG_Addict

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    Wouldn't a boxer have an unfair advantage in a street fight, because he actually knows how to throw a punch properly?
     
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  6. Zimornsky

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    So in the case of Floyd vs. Josie Harris, would it be considered assault and battery w/ a deadly weapon vs. plain ole assault and battery?
     
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  7. cslb

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    Urban legend, the same as with a black belt in Karate. A boxer can defend himself just like anyone else and can be held liable for battery if he hits someone without justification, just like anyone else.
     
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  8. Mendoza

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    Laws vary by state, but if a boxer assaults someone, this is used against him in a court of law.
     
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  9. Forza

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    fiction
     
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  10. MN_Logan

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    Not true.
     
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  11. ashishwarrior

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    very true even if an amatuer my bro in law got done and the judge told him exactly that his hands are considered as weapons
     
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  12. Peppermint

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    As a fighter I can tell you that, in and of itself, charges from a fight would be the same as any pedestrian, however the prosecution would use this as a major point in selling any case involving punches being thrown. It is something that would be considered for sure.
     
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  13. cslb

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    lol The judge was bsing your brother-in-law then. If you wear gloves or mittens, is that considered carrying a concealed weapon? lol I was an amateur boxer as were probably a lot of people on this site and never heard a word about registering my hands. I have a black belt in Okinawan Karate and didn't have to notify anyone. URBAN LEGEND!
     
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  14. boxingfan474

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    if the they have a glass chin then yes.
     
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  15. lewis gassed

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    Fiction.
     
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