Why do boxers wear shoes ?

Wow.....just.....wow Aside form the obvious protection to your feet, you can get a better grip to move around wearing shoes, than just plain old feet or just socks or whatever. I mean, are you serious? Protection from what ? I've boxed in the AM's and have sparred many rounds myself and I've never gotten a stubbed toe/twisted ankle/ or felt any pain from someone stepping on my foot. If you read my post I said its obvious that shoes help in the grip department but I not really see much of a difference between what guys do in mma when they are "boxing" for long stretches without shoes doesn't seem like they have much of a problem sitting down on punches or lose "grip" with their feet... Yea I am serious ... I'm not saying it should be the status quo.. Or that it would even be beneficial but if someone preferred to rock without shoes why shouldn't they be allowed to ?

boxing shoes are paper thin and provide little to no support what so ever. you'll actually get a better feel of the canvas along your feet, and your movement would improve without shoes. lol at the twist your ankle comments. your feet are built for movement and are extremely durable. ask those fools who run barefoot all day, they will tell you barefoot is way better for your feet and they can back it up. if anything, wearing boxing shoes has been traditional all these past years. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

um MMA and boxing are completely different. half an MMA fight is spend on the ground. boxing is complete standing and footwork No way I thought boxing and MMA was the same thing. Lol Jk, not every fight is a Humpfest on the floor. A lot of fights end up being fought mostly on their feet.

lol stop making shyt up. you've apparently never watch an MMA fight then. just the last UFC fight Jon Jones bone popped outta his toe. UFC fighters mess up their feet every fight, they're not gonna report it cuz its so common Lol what am i msking up??? I totally forgot about that injury with bones since he still managed to kick sonnens ass. Aside from that, I can't think of another time something like that happened.

............ because you'll stub your toe, it's really tough to fight with a messed up toe........... Rockin':boxing: Just ask David Haye :lol1:

All that pivoting with the feet would lead to some nasty feet.

Wow.....just.....wow Aside form the obvious protection to your feet, you can get a better grip to move around wearing shoes, than just plain old feet or just socks or whatever. I mean, are you serious?

Ok that's what I was looking for.but what if you were a fleet footed type guy who doesn't really sit down on his shots to begin with. If not wearing shoes added to you foot speed... Could u see a fighter doing it ? Would they allow it ? These shoes ain't heavy at all even though your moving and bouncing around your not running sprints ya feel me...and then one thing I hated also is sliding from the sweat and water being spilled in the ring.

You get more grip for pushing off if you're wearing shoes, compared to your bare sweaty foot. They're a lot more comfortable for pivoting on. They provide protection for when your opponent stands on your foot. Depending on the shoe, they can support your ankle. 28 posts before someone gave the right answer. :pat:

There are several reasons to wear boxing boots except in a sport which uses feet as a means of attack. Our culture is a foot covered culture. Indigenous peoples who habitually go barefooted 365 days a year and do much walking, would have skin up to .5 of an inch on the bottom of their feet. I wouldn't be surprised if long-time MMA guys eventually have to take a size larger, for comfort outside the ring. Also,the boot supports the instep which is usually a weak point in many feet. Also, the high sides and lacing really support the foot and ankle and bind the foot in a compact way which I think is important. Having a booted foot stamped on is far less painful than a bare foot. and various foot collisions go unnoticed. We had boots with very thin soles which made the feet more aware of the feel of the canvas, and many times as a follow through from a punch a foot will make a controlled slide into position. At the same time, to prevent real, unexpected slippage, we had resin boxes in which we could dab our boots to make the grip firmer without too much pressing. (a little block of resin is a vital accessory to rub on violin bow hair so that the bow can grip the strings). Using a boot prevents toe stubbing which is something you just really don't want to have when you're in the middle of a battle. Toes are pretty tender.(which reminds me of the way Haye was going around with an exposed set of toes to show everyone that he had a broken toe. I couldn't see anything special except to notice that all his toes were particularly odd looking.

Erm duh, everyone knows red shoes give you foot speed, black more power and white gives your ring generalship. That and they keep your feet warm

Grip bro .....I spAr with a lot of mma guys and we can't use shoes and I can't plant myself good when throwing my punches they take it as a advantage when I take my boxing shoes. Ok that's what I was looking for.but what if you were a fleet footed type guy who doesn't really sit down on his shots to begin with. If not wearing shoes added to you foot speed... Could u see a fighter doing it ? Would they allow it ?

Grip bro .....I spAr with a lot of mma guys and we can't use shoes and I can't plant myself good when throwing my punches they take it as a advantage when I take my boxing shoes.

You get more grip for pushing off if you're wearing shoes, compared to your bare sweaty foot. They're a lot more comfortable for pivoting on. They provide protection for when your opponent stands on your foot. Depending on the shoe, they can support your ankle.

lol stop making shyt up. you've apparently never watch an MMA fight then. just the last UFC fight Jon Jones bone popped outta his toe. UFC fighters mess up their feet every fight, they're not gonna report it cuz its so common So are u saying boxing shoes offer enoug support to stop you from twisting an ankle ?

If not wearing shoes made me a tiny bit quicker (not saying science supports that) I could live with a stubbed toe. I see that. But they help grip a bit. There would probably be more slips and KD's without them

lol I wonder if they make you take off your shoes for chinese boxing. But I think wearing shoes helps, like protect the bottom of your feet, Imagine if someone stubbed their toe or something midfight. That would get annoying. If not wearing shoes made me a tiny bit quicker (not saying science supports that) I could live with a stubbed toe.

So this doesn't happen http://i0.wp.com/fanmma.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Jon-Jones-Toe-2.gif?resize=700%2C391

It's for the looks.

lol I wonder if they make you take off your shoes for chinese boxing. But I think wearing shoes helps, like protect the bottom of your feet, Imagine if someone stubbed their toe or something midfight. That would get annoying.