the fact that you're faster, more instinctive, more composed, and in much better shape, and less likely to fatigue from straight up nervousness makes you more than a match for 90% of the trash out there.
it's the man, not the style. throughout the sport's history there have been plenty of boxers who grew up rough and were notorious brawlers before they found the sport. even an old dempsey who started off beating the **** out of would-be rapist hobos, still knocked the **** out of a pair of muggers when he was already an old man. flip the switch and a great boxing phenom like hamed who grew up in the gym was known to have his ass handed to him in pubs (in his defense, the guy was only a FW).
stylistically, boxing is still among one of the best and most practical forms of defense (but surely not the only). you can go into details, but even all of these "reality defense programs" for your every day housewife still incorporate traditional boxing into their arsenal.
it's the man, not the style. throughout the sport's history there have been plenty of boxers who grew up rough and were notorious brawlers before they found the sport. even an old dempsey who started off beating the **** out of would-be rapist hobos, still knocked the **** out of a pair of muggers when he was already an old man. flip the switch and a great boxing phenom like hamed who grew up in the gym was known to have his ass handed to him in pubs (in his defense, the guy was only a FW).
stylistically, boxing is still among one of the best and most practical forms of defense (but surely not the only). you can go into details, but even all of these "reality defense programs" for your every day housewife still incorporate traditional boxing into their arsenal.
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