when did boxing become about hittingbsnd not being hit?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by anton, Oct 16, 2013.


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  1. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Most people don't know about boxing, period.
     
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  2. Mr Pibb

    Mr Pibb Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :patsch

    You don't know shi.t from supper.
     
    Mr Pibb, Oct 17, 2013
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  3. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The whole 'hitting and not getting hit' thing is what elevates boxing into a science and separates it from mindless brawling.

    There is nothing sweeter than making a guy miss and then making him pay.
     
    fists of fury, Oct 17, 2013
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  4. jonze86

    jonze86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Boxing like every other sports is all about winning.

    And you got better chances of winning if you defend.

    It's like hockey,soccer,basketball etc.. They also use defense.and nobody complains why they do such stupid things.

    I would run all day long and keep fighting like that if i would win fights.

    And who the hell like's to get hit?

    You like when your nose is broken?eyes completely shut and you look like an alien?and nevermind the brain damages.

    I think your post is **** and you have some sort of braindamage.
     
    jonze86, Oct 17, 2013
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  5. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Its not really about hitting and not getting hit. That's just a motto that gets thrown around as if its boxing official slogan or something. when its not.

    Boxing is about who is the more effective puncher. If that means you get hit in the process (think, mayorga vs forrest) then that's what boxings about. If it means you don't get hit in the process (think, mayweather vs anyone) then that's what its about.

    It just so happens that if youre able to hit your opponent, without getting hit much in return, that you are probably more likely to be on the winning side of things, and in turn, are more effective, hence making 'its about hitting without getting hit' true.
     
    kirk, Oct 17, 2013
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  6. bigbeatbaby

    bigbeatbaby Active Member Full Member

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    You are completely wrong. fighting has always been around but boxing is something altogether different and the aim is to hit and not get hit.simple
     
    bigbeatbaby, Oct 17, 2013
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  7. mrdoctor

    mrdoctor GGG Full Member

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    They need to make the ring smaller and that will offset the running...simples...!
     
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  8. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    pretty much.
     
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  9. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So true.
     
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  10. anton

    anton Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I bet i know boxing more than you. Im 26 2 1 amature.
     
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  11. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It's called evolution gents. It started when one man figured, why should I be getting hit in the face when I can duck this **** and still hit this buster and the sweet science was born.:yep
     
    Manfred, Oct 18, 2013
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  12. jamesggg

    jamesggg New Member Full Member

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    maybe its because of all the brain damage caused in the past when it was about get hit, but hit back harder
     
    jamesggg, Oct 18, 2013
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  13. illwill007

    illwill007 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who would take a punch if they can get out of the way of it?
     
    illwill007, Oct 18, 2013
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  14. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    when did the Minoans become sub-Saharan, Minoan Isles are Mediterranean, FFS! think Greco Roman
     
    RafaelGonzal, Oct 18, 2013
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  15. qwertyblahblah

    qwertyblahblah Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The original poster and anyone who agrees with him are plainly idiotic, and I'll chime in with the sensible majority here that boxing is of course hitting and not getting hit. The very definition of the word, as Merriam Webster puts it, is "the art of attack and defense with the fists practiced as a sport". Hitting and getting hit=fighting, hitting and not getting hit=boxing. If a 'boxer' is getting hit he's not 'doing it right'. Is there still anyone who doesn't get it yet?
     
    qwertyblahblah, Oct 18, 2013
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