Is boxing more mental toughness than physical?

Oh.... Mental plus talent then. Ok. :hi:

 

50-50 baby

 

Is it fair to apportion, this trophy of "mental" strength to those fighters who have their brains in their arce and do not defend themselves?

Is it fair to talk down the physical strength of a boxer who is superfit, not that strong (aka muscled up) and evades and escapes getting tagged regularly?

We need some definition of a rating here when we talk about mental and physical toughness or ability.......

I think another question that is being asked here, is about a boxer/fighter "stepping up onto the block" - at any time, ready to accept a dangerous challenge, ready to test himself bravely against what many might consider a dangerous match.......will that man
prevail on mental toughness or physical toughness?????

The answer here, really, is (d) NONE OF THE ABOVE. What makes fighters/boxers win fights boils down to Knowledge and Skill - knowledge (intelligence) to assess the circumstances and apply a solution, and his physical ability (not always about strength or toughness) to carry out that solution.

Want to see if you have Mental toughness? Then try this.....look into a mirror at yourself, stare at yourself, growl at yourself till your eyeballs are nearly popping out, the first to look away is a weak *****.

 

After you have failed that mirror test, grab a brick from somewhere, throw it up into the sky and stand under where it falls; as it hits your head, grimmace with the pain - that is in the rules and ok, but you mustn't cry, nor go to the doctor to get any gashes stitched, or to a psychiatrist to get some counselling.....

I have seen some mental giants in gyms over the years, hitting themselves in the face with their own fists........pushing the heavy bag away and let it swing back to hit their heads, wow is this the mental toughness we are thinking about? ( or is it the mental toughness of a knuckle head.)

There is a crazy movie out there called - " ? " (name escapes me now - "odd ball dumbfarkers" or something of that genre...) these crazy Americans do stupid things......like branding themselves with a glowing red iron......Now do these blokes show a mental toughness or mental craziness?

The mental toughness of a boxer is to show intelligence, forethought, make tough decisions, work his way out of a problem, etc. etc.

This is sending me mad this thread.....maybe I was already mad.

 

Great post.

 

Mental will power against an inanimate object.. I.E.. Slamming a brick into your own forehead is barely circumstance in comparison to a fighters will...

1. The dill about to slap himself with the brick (I tried it this arvo.) reatains full control of velocity and impact!!! Yes, it bloddy hurt.. so much that I cant spell bloddy anymore... Burning a cigarette into an eye ball.. that hurt also!! Both eyes were blackened after the Brick incident...


2. Applying the mental will to conquer an indirect force, a force at its own will.. I.E another fighter, whilst in severely undermined focus due to the effect of the opponents blows to body, head or both, is a far greater test of mental toughness or fortitude than simply saying.. Pass me another Brick... Fighting against the stronger resistence, willing ones self back from the depths and aspiring to Whoop some Ass in return... Its a shame Bricks dont have the same attitude..

Brick 1 - Flamengo 0.

 

You should have done the "growling in the mirror at yourself until your eyes pop out", test before that brick test Flamengo, you need that competency first (before tackling the brick test).

When I did my brick test it affected my speech, and I asked my mum : "Kanya cake me a trup of tree, an I'zll feel buch metter" . She walked outside and bought me back in a pot plant, which I drank out of courtesy anyway.

 

If a Cactus was growing in the pot.. would that be a far superior test of will??? In comparison to the mirror, or brick test... Im running out of Bricks mate...

 

Put myself to the test Tiger. Reckon we both quit at pretty much the same time. But I'm up for a rematch any time he is!

Seriously though, the stare is a handy 'weapon'. Had a serious run-in with my boss just recently after he accused me of some b/s stuff. Just stared right through him at least 3 times during the course of the argument and it made a big difference in the outcome (he gave plenty back too mind you).

Once someone sees you are determined & not to be f---ed with the game can change dramatically!

 

Ranser: "aren't you talking about those japanese extreme game shows?"

Just hit myself on the head with a brick a few times, and I pushed that memory cell right into action.....those dudes were from the "Jackass" movies one and two.....wild, outlandish and crazy stuff.