Using boxing to defend yourself

[RightCross94]

It helps, but I dont rely on it entirely. I will still eye poke, nut kick and headbutt a motherfucker.

haha yeah man same here

[Third Degree MM]

it definitely works, and when you have a decent size knife its even better

[screwhead1]

something crazy...but from my experience...a lot of people out there do not know how to throw a punch properly...if you have 6 months of boxing training...you will probably be able to kick half of a night clubs ass (that is, if you're good at it and consistently progress)...the best thing about it is your comfortableness with someone throwing a punch at you...looking at their stance...where there power is coming from...and how you plan to counter...once it becomes second nature...it can turn from punching to win the fight to punching just to see how many times you can hit someone before you drop them...

one of my boxing gym members beat a dudes ass in the street for about 2 minutes and the dude didn't even land one punch...2 minutes doesn't seem like a long time...but it sure is for a full fledged street fight...busted the guys face up something serious...

[boxing_great]

Yes, defintely

I feel unstoppable because of boxing

I walk down the street and sometimes just wish somebody starts a fight with me for me to explode

I have used my skills outa the ring and broken many noses and jaws.. lol

someday u will get bashed, trust me.
theres always somebody who is better than u that will come along and surprise u

[Zhaakal]

it definitely works, and when you have a decent size knife its even better

[dr.x]

if you box well you are unstoppable , but alway if you can use a weapon do it and don't engage your hands. the two street fights which i was in bare handed landing one punch seemed to be enough to end the fight . but the problem is that in one of them i ended up with an injured big finger from my left hook although it landed well on the face . it heals very slowly and i'v been off my boxing training now for 4 months.

[shogunn]

of course boxing will help you defend yourself. If you go against someone who doesnt know what theyre doing then more than likely youll get the better of them.

[Danny_123]

I'd say the main reason that you can use it as an effective self defence mechanism is because as a boxer....providing you've sparred....

You're used to throwing punches at other people - (when other people might not have had that experience)
You're used to having punches come at you - (whereas other people will flinch away from the punch delaying reactions)
You should know straight punches down the middle will beat those wild hooks that streetfighters seem to throw.

But please dont be another ****y **** that goes around startin fights and being ****y because he "boxes".
Theres enough of them round.

[PittyPat]

Serious question - does a jab work in a fight? How about a check hook if the guy is coming at you?

[Danny_123]

Serious question - does a jab work in a fight? How about a check hook if the guy is coming at you?

Hell yeah....definitely recommend the jab if your gonna throw first...
Jab to the nose and even if you dont follow up with a right cross to put him to sleep....you've got the advantage cause chances are he's now bleeding and his eyes will be watering a *****.

Maybe the check hook would work but i would stick with throwin first should a confrontation ever arise....so long as your not surrounded by a gang or something along those lines.