Would boxing be better....

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  1. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    ...with 4 ounce gloves?
     
  2. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Damn it, I pressed 'add poll' but nothing happened can a mod add one please?
     
  3. Ugotabe Kidding

    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    My first hunch is no. First of all I believe it would lead to more cuts and stoppages because of them, second, the strategies to avoid getting hit (such as clinching) would probably increase
     
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    There'd Obviously Be More Highlight Reel KO's, but More Hand Injuries as Well...

    REED's Held 8oz. Gloves Before...It's Scary just How LITTLE Padding That Is...






    REED:mj:
     
  5. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

    Rich ´Money´ Mustard DIE!

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    I´ve got a pair of Cleto Reyes professional fight gloves from 1999 (10oz and still in great condition) and being hit flush with those as compared with 14-16oz sparring gloves isnt nice...black eyes, bleeding noses and cut lips appear from nowhere.
     
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    puerto rock WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    More risk for ring deaths... I think they used 6 oz for a long time before going to 8 oz.
     
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    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    Yep...

    You Can FEEL a Fighter's KNUCKLES Thru 8's...

    REED's Seen that Look on a Guys Face, Making his Pro Debut...That Very 1st Time They Touch, Lace Up and Hit Mitts w/8's is when REALITY Sets In that this AIN'T the Ammy's Anymore...

    REED's Seen BADASS Ammy's who were Taken Aback Briefly, by the Lack of Padding...





    REED:hammert:
     
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    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    Actually, Getting Knocked SMOOOOOOVE Out is "Healthier" than Prolonged Asswhippings...That's Why You Almost NEVER Hear of an MMA Guy Dying in Competition...

    They Wear 4's in that Sport...

    There'd Be More 1-2 Punch KO's w/Smaller Gloves, but a SHITLOAD More Hand Injuries Though...

    8's are Fine for Welters and Below, 10's for Those Above Welter...




    REED:hammert:
     
  9. Dog Jones

    Dog Jones WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    So MMA gloves
     
  10. whiskey

    whiskey Czarcasm

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    Agreed.
     
  11. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Probably less risk Id say. It's long attritional fights that usually lead to serious injury
     
  12. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

    Rich ´Money´ Mustard DIE!

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    Agreed.
    The heavier glove with more padding....causes the brain to absorb greater shock overall...
     
  13. cdogg187

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    4 is a bit extreme I think
     
  14. Double L

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    4 is a bit extreme I think
     
  15. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

    Rich ´Money´ Mustard DIE!

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    Why?
     
  16. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

    Rich ´Money´ Mustard DIE!

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    Why?
     
  17. Destruction and Mayhem

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    Too close to having bare knuckles.
     
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    Way too many facial injuries and cuts, lots of bouts decided on stuff like that and probably gives too much advantage to punchers
     
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    Bordon Undisputed Champion

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    I don't think it would give an advantage to punchers because a feather fisted guy could still bust you up.
     
  20. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    I think punchers should have a big advantage in a sport based on punching people
     
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    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

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    8 oz for ALL weigh divisions.....except Heavy should be 10oz...
     
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    cdogg187 GLADYS

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    6 for the lowest divisions
     
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    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

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    130 and UNDER....yes OKAy...let do it.
     
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    :lol: Canny hard to disagree with that, really.

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  25. Double L

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    One reason is fighters would become too tentative. Don't know about you, but moreso than knockouts, I prefer fights with a lot of sustained back and forth. With 4oz gloves, real exchanges would be few and far between. As it is, too many boxers fight scared.
     
  26. Rich ´Money´ Mustard

    Rich ´Money´ Mustard DIE!

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    Yes that's true and I tend to agree but remember the Foreman v Lyle fight in 1976 - for some reason they both used 8oz gloves and although it might be an anomaly, it produced one of the best Heavyweight slug-fests of all time...
     
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    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

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    Quiroga vs Akeem reopened the debate in a big way, allegedly.

    Akeem basically finished the fight unmarked, the loser, and collapsed soon after. He died after a suspciciously-sanctioned fight in Nigeria a few years later.

    Quiroga finished the fight marked up to bits, a winner, and seemingly, neurologically speaking none the worse for wear.
     
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    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    There's never been a ring fatality in bare knuckle boxing to my knowledge
     
  29. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Yeah but the drama would be higher even with lower action because a knock out could happen at any time. From an aesthetic point of view i think it'd bring back more old school styles too with more emphasis on rolling and catching rather than ear muffing and on setting up hurtful shots rather than flurrying
     
  30. Double L

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    True. There could be positives. For me, I like boxing when it is fluid. Like if you turn the sound off and it is the middle of the night and you are half asleep and you could swear there's two guys in there dancing with each other. That is the kind of boxing I like. Not to sound gay (not that there is anything wrong with that). With 4 oz gloves, I just think that part would be lost. I think it would become more herky jerky and less athletic.
     

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