1. Proves everyone wrong who says you couldn't do it(that's always satisfying)
2. More marketable, People love underdogs(hence Rocky). Look at Pavlik, one win where he was the underdog in most people's minds, and now everyone's raving about him.
Considering how unpopular boxing is lately, wouldn't it be better for it to get exposure on Network TV isntead of HBO or even worse, pay-per-view?
Especially considering how bad of a fighter I consider Valuev to be, I dont see this is as a fight worth even HBO, let alone pay-per-view time.
Actually, you are dropping your hands pretty frequently in the latter half from what I see. You are bringing them back up though in what looks like a conscious effort since you hold them up much higher.
After you've thrown multiple punches though, your hands slip down until you bring them back up.
If the kid's interested in Anime, then have him watch a boxing Anime: Hajime no Ippo
It's both a TV series and manga. part of it is on youtube.
Having him start out watching Tyson's greatest knockouts ain't gonna do shit if he's used to anime. Knocking a guy out with one punch isn't as impressive if you're used to seeing on TV a guy blow up a planet with his "power".
Trust me, and the guy before me--if he likes anime, Hajime no Ippo will do wonders. Even people who hate boxing start liking it because of Hajime no Ippo. Pretty much everything in it is real, but with anime exaggeration(ex: Dempsey Roll, Tommy Hearns' Hitman Stance, Peek-a-boo, etc.)
If it's not a Bullshit dojo, and it's also a striking art, then the higher-level Martial artists would have tougher knuckles.
Traditional karate and kung-fu contains ridiculous amounts of knucle conditioning:
Knuckle pushups(on a hardwood floor), punching rattan or bamboo pads, and doing EVERYTHING(hitting wood, punching heavy bags, etc.) bare-handed.
Plus in your spare-time, you're supposed to take a hard object(usually a bamboo or wood slat) and whack your hand against it.
Sure, boxers do go for 12 rounds, but the fact is, the gloves and the handwraps really do cover a large amount of the damage.
Back when I did kempo, my hands were always bloody after a workout on the bag until the skin had completely hardened, while nowadays with boxing gloves on, I don't even really register that much feeling at all when I hit something.