Could a deaf man become a boxer?

The most recent boxer that I can recall being deaf is Dallas Vargas. He was in a shoebox super middle weight tournament. He was knocked out in the first round by jean Paul mendey.

Does being deaf affect your balance? Seperate organs that happen to be in same spot. Say if you born with defective eardrum, the balance would not be affected

Honestly, outside of the ending of rounds, I can't think of a reason why not. The ref shouldn't matter, since being deaf can't be much more difficult than a language barrier as far as ref instructions, your trainer could use sign language, what other problem is there?

I guess so. There aren't many reasons why not being able to hear would affect a persons ability to fight. Plus referees, corner men, translators etc could all learn how to communicate with him pretty well too so it would seem very possible

The only problem I see is he might throw punches after the bell and get in a sucker punch

I had a deaf friend in high school who was a super athlete and incredibly strong. As a matter of fact he was by far the strongest kid in the school and he had never lifted weights or even trained for that matter. I have heard several different people comment that deaf people have tremendous physical strength. I'm told it's because they have heightened stress hormone due to living with a disability which in turn causes increased adrenaline production. Matt Hamill is a deaf MMA fighter and very good...I don't see why a deaf person couldn't box.

Yes, I believe that Mario D'Agata was deaf and may also have been partially dumb. He was the world bantamweight champion in the 1950's. He beat Robert Cohen-a Jew- and lost his title to Alphonse Halimi-also a Jew. It must be a unique coincidence. Haha partially dumb?

That is why there used to have a red light that lit at the end of the rounds. There have been deaf boxers and some were successful.

"The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands." Yes, I believe that Mario D'Agata was deaf and may also have been partially dumb. He was the world bantamweight champion in the 1950's. He beat Robert Cohen-a Jew- and lost his title to Alphonse Halimi-also a Jew. It must be a unique coincidence.

Yes, hearing has nothing to do with landing punches or avoiding punches. He would not be able to hear the referee or the bell ending the round but these problems could be worked out.

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I recognize that quote~ But yea you could, it might be difficult for a trainer to get through though which would make it tough to get the finer points of the sport. Plus usually if you lose a sense the other ones get better, sharper eyes would be nice for a boxer.

Yes, Eugene Hairston was deaf............. Rockin':boxing: Wow. Right on. I can only imagine the after the bell shots...