Is contacts allowed in boxing?

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  1. BagsWithDust

    BagsWithDust Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I dont have that bad vision but I wouldnt mind having better vision in the ring and while training. So i was just wondering if its ok to wear contacts for an amateur fight.
     
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  2. Tar Baby

    Tar Baby Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ask your trainer
     
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  3. Johnboy2007

    Johnboy2007 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I spoke to my optician and she certainly didnt think it was a problem. She thought i was crazy for wanting to box but that aside she said the worst that could happen is that they came out, the soft contacts they use these days wouldnt damage your eyes

    But i dont know weather your officially allowed them.... im sure there are ways around it if they arn't allowed ;)
     
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  4. Dish

    Dish Member Full Member

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    soft contacts are fine. In the amateurs it will be no problem. In the pros, without headgear, they will get knocked out easily.
     
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  5. KillSomething

    KillSomething Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can't even count the number of sparring sessions that get interrupted so we can find someone's contact. They're really easy to knock out.

    I'd say don't use them if you don't need them.
     
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  6. Johnboy2007

    Johnboy2007 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i get monthly contacts , but was thinking of asking to get a supply of throw away daily contacts and if they come out no big loss!
     
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  7. Scott-Robson

    Scott-Robson Active Member Full Member

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    I used to wear mine for sparring but they came out all the time, so now I just spar without them and I can still see as much as I need to see in the ring and don't really notice much of a difference to when I used to wear them all the time..

    All depends on how bad your vision is I guess
     
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  8. vonLPC

    vonLPC Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah, I'm not a pro, but mine get knocked out real easily. Unfortunately, my vision is so bad I need them.
     
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  9. BagsWithDust

    BagsWithDust Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I might sound dumb but i always thought it would be hard to knock out contacts but if its happens a lot i think ill ask my trainer about it and see whats up
     
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  10. Shearer

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    They’ll get knocked out of position but soft lenses won’t damage your eyes.

    Just get laser surgery it’s cheap and affordable.
     
    Shearer, May 31, 2011
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  11. sunderland lad

    sunderland lad Member Full Member

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    i wear contacts when training coz im blind as a bat - ideally i wouldnt if i was sparring in case they did get knocked out but i dont think i could be arsed taking them out, sparring, then putting them back in again
     
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  12. BagsWithDust

    BagsWithDust Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I asked my coach about wearing contacts today and he said its fine. He told me that in a fight if they get knocked out, you keep going, the ref's dont have time to stop the fight to look for the contacts.
     
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  13. Leonius

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    They only get knocked out if you get hit!

    Seriously though I would think Mexican style headgear would help reduce the contacts getting knocked out if that is an issue, anyone try that who uses contacts?
     
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  14. KillSomething

    KillSomething Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The headgear makes no difference. It's not like the glove digs into your eye and scrapes out the contact. It's the impact that jars it out.

    Your head is going one way and is violently stopped or sent the opposite direction by a punch, and your contacts aren't attached to your eyes so they just keep on going in the direction your head was.
     
    KillSomething, Jun 1, 2011
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  15. P.4.P.G.O.A.T.

    P.4.P.G.O.A.T. Q Boro Killa Bee Full Member

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    I had LASIK done last May. Took a month of of sparring to heal. I'm all good now and have 20-20. Best decision I ever made.
     
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