If you understand the science behind boxing gloves you know that they help spread damage since there is more surface area. Whereas with bare knuckles, you have to be more precise with your punches to do damage. Once again Boxing proves to be the best sport in the world.
This has been proven correct with the boxing vs mma debate too. More deaths occur in boxing. Getting knocked out by 1 punch isn't the type of blows that kill fighters. Sustained beat downs are what cause those or rabbit punches.
A fight like Gatti vs Ward will cause much more damage than Wilder vs Breazeale to the brain. Yes bare fists cause more damage to the skin, but gloves cause more damage to the brain. On top of that more power can be thrown with gloves.
this is nonsense. just look at Paulie's face. barely got hit flush yet was leaking like a faucet with a nasty gash. bare knuckles are like sharpened rocks. gloves are safer. take a look at the wild punches Maidana was swinging vs Floyd in their first fight. if that was bare knuckle Floyd would've been drenched in blood.
If it was safer they would not have outlawed it well over 100 years ago. A bare fist is much harder and does more damage.
Perception. A barefist hits harder but you will not hit as hard with your bare fist.
If someone asked you to punch a brick wall with or without a boxing glove on which one would you swing harder with?
A bareknuckle boxer is pretty much physically incapable of punching as hard unless he wants his fist shattering after the first shot.
It looks bloodier because of the superficial facial cuts but I guarantee you AJ in his loss to Ruiz with those concussion hits took more long lasting damage than Paulie, despite AJ still looking pretty on the outside after the fight.
Boxing is the best sport, though the referees and judges try their hardest to make it the worst.
Paulie vs Conor has to happen though, in boxing of course. If Paulie is as easy as Conor says he is then it should be a very easy payday for him and great for the fans, lots of trash talk.