why are beards sometimes banned in boxing if they are too long?

Unfair advantage. A beard gets in an opponents eyes. The hair gets in there mouth. It makes it too hard to see cuts.

There are lots of reasons.

Because he failed to register as a sex offender in Minnesota.

Unfair advantage. A beard gets in an opponents eyes. The hair gets in there mouth. It makes it too hard to see cuts.

There are lots of reasons.
it seems a stupid rule, a beard would have to be very long to get in their mouth or eyes, maybe james toney could grow one and blind ruiz with it

I know the main reason is because they say it cushions the impact of a punch.

You're not allowed to have a beard because beards attract bears...and we wouldnt want bears in the ring now would we?

I know the main reason is because they say it cushions the impact of a punch.

Give the man a cigar.

And it's true, too. It doesn't seem like it would make much difference, and I suppose in reality, it's a pretty small difference in most cases, but it can give an unfair advantage by helping absorb some of the energy from a punch. If you've ever seen guys with really thick, wooly beards, you can understand why they wouldn't be allowed.

its just common sense when there rubbed against ya skin fast they can cuase cuts or grazing cos they can be quite rought they can get in eye aswell or whateva

basically there just inpractical and an anoyance
and anyway who wants to see a big ugly mug on the TV wit a beard full of last night dinner

its just common sense when there rubbed against ya skin fast they can cuase cuts or grazing cos they can be quite rought they can get in eye aswell or whateva



The hitman is on the money with that reply.

A beard is not going to help cushion a blow. If you get tagged a bunch of whiskers is not going to be the difference in whether or not you end up laying on the canvas.........Rockin'

The hitman is on the money with that reply.

A beard is not going to help cushion a blow. If you get tagged a bunch of whiskers is not going to be the difference in whether or not you end up laying on the canvas.........Rockin'

ya. I agree that they don't soften the blow, but if you have a really big beard, like Santa Clause style that could help you hide your chin.

ya. I agree that they don't soften the blow, but if you have a really big beard, like Santa Clause style that could help you hide your chin.

That would prove a disadvantage: when aiming for the peak of the chin, you would land on the Twig+Berries.

I thought it had something to do with the glove sliding off the beard also.

That would prove a disadvantage: when aiming for the peak of the chin, you would land on the Twig+Berries.



good one :headbang:

its just common sense when there rubbed against ya skin fast they can cuase cuts or grazing cos they can be quite rought they can get in eye aswell or whateva

basically there just inpractical and an anoyance
and anyway who wants to see a big ugly mug on the TV wit a beard full of last night dinner

Actually, a 1 or 2 day growth is far more abrasive than a full beard. Ask any woman.

Rough beards are like wire gauze especially over aggrevated skin. Any fighter already having a cut rubbing heads w/ a fighter w/ a beard will only cause more damage. Short beards are permissable like Howard Eastman's

I have a question for you. I have a pretty good beard going on my nuts, is that going to protect me from low blows?

I have a question for you. I have a pretty good beard going on my nuts, is that going to protect me from low blows?

If you can get the "oversprayed finger-wave" look:
Like SRR in my avatar, then yes. You would need 10 cans of hairspray to achieve that effect however.

Mayweather would break his hand on your crotch.

Thanks, I never thought of using hairspray.

I have a question for you. I have a pretty good beard going on my nuts, is that going to protect me from low blows?

You know, that reminds me of something that's bothered me for years. Men have their genitals on the outside, women on the inside....is that some kind of sick, ****ing joke, or what? Men, the warrior of the race, the gender that's supposed to be able to fight to protect the female and young, has their genitals just hanging out there in the open within easy reach of a kick, fist, or even teeth, while women, who don't naturally make war or fight battles, have nothing to worry about other than ordinary bruising, etc. and aren't rendered senseless and curled into a puking fetal ball with a single shot to the genitals.

and aren't rendered senseless and curled into a puking fetal ball with a single shot to the genitals.

LMAO! "curled into a puking fetal ball" love it :D

LMAO! "curled into a puking fetal ball" love it :D
getting hit hard in the nuts has got to be the most painful of all things

getting hit hard in the nuts has got to be the most painful of all things



it is, cause if u ain't dead after, u'll wish u were

getting hit hard in the nuts has got to be the most painful of all things


Toying around with a nerve ending in the tooth is far worse IMO.
I would rather get kicked in the nuts 20 times, than go to the fugging dentist. I am scared silly of those mufuggas.

Toying around with a nerve ending in the tooth is far worse IMO.
I would rather get kicked in the nuts 20 times, than go to the fugging dentist. I am scared silly of those mufuggas.
yeah i suppose when i think about it there is a few things that hurt just as bad :D

yeah i suppose when i think about it there is a few things that hurt just as bad :D

I spar rounds with my big friends: Who are about 6'2---6'5 200 +. I hardly ever say uncle and I am only 6'1 170. I say uncle before the drill hits my mouth: And the dentist can sense/smell the fear....I wreak of it. I actually say: please, please.. and plead with those byotches.

Painful memories, and it is a good thing for corrective memory block. Or else I would have consistent nightmares of all my work done on crowns, fillings, and root canals.

Like the Seinfeld joke:

What is the difference between a Medieval torture expert and a dentist?




newer magazines.

For eye injuries. There have been a couple of matches in amatuers where this has happened. That'd be one of the reasons I'm sure.