boxers with bad eyesight?

**TheGreatA** · 04-01-2008, 08:32 AM

Julian Jackson and Joe Frazier.

**DeymarPR** · 04-01-2008, 08:39 AM

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**Scott9945** · 04-01-2008, 09:15 AM

Larry Holmes wore contact lenses when he fought Holyfield. Harry Greb (and probably countless others fought while blind in one eye).

**Hearnsz** · 04-01-2008, 09:20 AM

I got -6 rating in eyesight... Contact lenzes go till -20 though.
You guys think it's possible for me to box amateur with lenzes? I'm 16 years old atm and my eyesight will probably get worse until I'll be 20yrs old.
I'm probably getting laser surgery at 20yrs age though, is it also possible to box amateur after being treated with laser surgery?

Thanks in advance!

**Silencers** · 04-01-2008, 09:23 AM

Aaron Pryor fought his last few fights with cataracts in one of his eyes, he had to retire because of that. Frazier had bad eyesight towards the end of his career.

**Scott9945** · 04-01-2008, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by silencers98

Aaron Pryor fought his last few fights with cataracts in one of his eyes, he had to retire because of that. Frazier had bad eyesight towards the end of his career.

You're right about Pryor having bad eyes. However it was his terrible ******* problems that really ended his career. No promoter was willing to trust him to show up at that point.

**BmoreBrawler** · 04-01-2008, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by Rafael S

I got -6 rating in eyesight... Contact lenzes go till -20 though.
You guys think it's possible for me to box amateur with lenzes? I'm 16 years old atm and my eyesight will probably get worse until I'll be 20yrs old.
I'm probably getting laser surgery at 20yrs age though, is it also possible to box amateur after being treated with laser surgery?

Thanks in advance!

I went through the same thing. If you want to box afterwards, I read you shouldnt do Laser surgery, but an older alternative method.

**Silencers** · 04-01-2008, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by Scott9945

You're right about Pryor having bad eyes. However it was his terrible ******* problems that really ended his career. No promoter was willing to trust him to show up at that point.

It's a shame what happened to Pryor.

From what I know, he actually had a fight coming up when it was discovered that he had cataracts in his eyes, the sanctioning bodies wouldn't give him a license after that and he retired. But I understand your point.

**Hearnsz** · 04-01-2008, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by BmoreBrawler

I went through the same thing. If you want to box afterwards, I read you shouldnt do Laser surgery, but an older alternative method.

Like what? I will only turn 20 in 4 years though so maybe by then there will be something new.
Also, did you fight with contacts then? Never had any problems with them falling out or something?

boxers with bad eyesight?