So you wanna be a fighter?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by brown bomber, Aug 11, 2008.


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  1. Bull Terrier

    Bull Terrier New Member Full Member

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    Not asking to rattle you or anything, but don't you worry about long-term effects of the sport?
    One thing I've never quite understood is how some boxers seem to escape totally unscathed, whilst others who have maybe had less fights and seemingly taken less overall punishment end up punchy.
     
    Bull Terrier, Aug 12, 2008
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  2. Tony Harrison

    Tony Harrison Active Member Full Member

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    There's usually quite a distinct correllation between guys who exhibit signs of damage and the length/severity of their careers I think.

    Ofcourse there are exceptions to every rule.
     
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  3. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Well i'm hardly comparible to top level guys so I can't really comment- boxing is more of a hobby for me unfortunately. In my own career I had about 50 amateur fights and 16 pro's but I never got hit much maybe 1-2 big ones in a fight. The only long term injuries i've got are a slighlty squiff nose and hands that are very stiff and don't operate well in the cold. Very Lucky.
     
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  4. riggers

    riggers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Just because someone gets migraines who has never boxed does not mean Jeffs are not boxing related.

    Tito retired and unretired due to migraines after most of his bouts.

    Rafael Marquez gets them badly.

    Nicky Butt if he has a clash of heads in a game is the victim of them.

    I stopped boxing because A i was no good and B i felt like **** after nausea, vomiting, headaches and after a few times it was not worth it to me.
     
    riggers, Aug 14, 2008
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  5. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    After the McAllister fight which was pretty easy I spewed up a stomach full of blood that i'd swallowed from a cut on my tongue....... it was nice.
     
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  6. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    After the McAllister fight which was pretty easy I spewed up a stomach full of blood that i'd swallowed from a cut on my tongue....... it was nice.
     
    brown bomber, Aug 14, 2008
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  7. dwilson

    dwilson Guest


    So nice you posted it twice. :good





    Anyway just got round watching the vid. Very good.


    At one of the first boxing cards I went to I ended up sat to a young boxers parents and girl friend. They were a great bunch (can't remember the name of the kid) but anyway this kid had a 4/3's fight but got stopped in the 3rd pretty hard and it took awhile before it was made clear he was alright. The feeling that the parents and girl friend went through in the short time he was down really changed my view on the sport.
     
    dwilson, Aug 14, 2008
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