Bare knuckle boxing - Vice documentary

[The Onion]

I can't imagine why you'd want to do something like this.  

The first UK vs US bare knuckle fight, among other things.

[_aj_]

How is it possible that Darren Avey didn't post this video?

Didn't watch, but I will if somebody tells me that the corkscrew uppercut is featured.

[Simple Simon]

How is it possible that Darren Avey didn't post this video?

Didn't watch, but I will if somebody tells me that the corkscrew uppercut is featured.

 

[Sam]

''Do you like daags''

[Mr Anabolic]

We're approaching the point where we start seeing "Running Man" types of sports and game shows... fought to the death.  Probably 15-20 years away.  The craving for more and more brutality, blood and gore is never satisfied.  Look how much interest UFC is starting to lose.

[bradistani]

I can't imagine why you'd want to do something like this.  

The first UK vs US bare knuckle fight, among other things.

you're not darren avey

[The Abdominal Snoman]

We're approaching the point where we start seeing "Running Man" types of sports and game shows... fought to the death.  Probably 15-20 years away.  The craving for more and more brutality, blood and gore is never satisfied.  Look how much interest UFC is starting to lose.

UFC "jumped the shark" when one of their top headliners is a chick

[BB]

I enjoyed that, it need more trash talking, like in the Irish family fights -

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On the bare knuckle front, I'm fine with it, if the boxers are agreeable. While a bloodier fight sometimes, there is probably less long term damage done compared to gloved bouts. The invention of gloves was mainly to protect the hands, and in a round about way, increase paydays for promoters.

[Kwon_2]

The Onion = Darren Avey

[Teutonic Knight]

Attended numerous bare fists fights  , A$ 5000 is entry fee 
It's call warehouse fights, wealthy people like watching those fights.
Unlicensed Boxing is very interesting too.

[The Ugly]

I can't imagine why you'd want to do something like this.  

The first UK vs US bare knuckle fight, among other things.

Whoa, Hard Times for real. Over-the-top barbaric, but cool as fuck.

[Emmortal]

Does anyone in England speak English?

[ESFitness]

bare-knuckle sucks.

risk of a broken bone in your hand is very, very real.. as is a broken or sprained wrist.

I'd done it before, but i'll never do it again w/o the money being worthwhile... I was always much, much tighter and controlled with my strikes than any of those guys.. just swinging wildly is a surefire way to break your hand or wrist. the damage to your face isn't even that bad, usually, as the majority of the strikes land on your skull (which sound like firecrackers in your ears w/o gloves).

the risk of a knockout is fairly low as well.. and usually only happens when you get tagged 'on the button' with a knuckle on your chin or behind the ear or rear of your jaw, which are all much, much harder to hit w/o gloves (which is why compact, boxing or karate-type strikes are more effective than the long, looping muay thai stuff.. muay thai punches, anyways.. not counting elbows)

[Simple Simon]

bare-knuckle sucks.

risk of a broken bone in your hand is very, very real.. as is a broken or sprained wrist.

I'd done it before, but i'll never do it again w/o the money being worthwhile... I was always much, much tighter and controlled with my strikes than any of those guys.. just swinging wildly is a surefire way to break your hand or wrist. the damage to your face isn't even that bad, usually, as the majority of the strikes land on your skull (which sound like firecrackers in your ears w/o gloves).

the risk of a knockout is fairly low as well.. and usually only happens when you get tagged 'on the button' with a knuckle on your chin or behind the ear or rear of your jaw, which are all much, much harder to hit w/o gloves (which is why compact, boxing or karate-type strikes are more effective than the long, looping muay thai stuff.. muay thai punches, anyways.. not counting elbows)

Define worthwhile.

[ESFitness]

Define worthwhile.

enough to make me ok with not training upper body for 6-8wks while my hand or wrist(s) heal.

hard to grip a dumbbell with a broken hand.. same with pulling on a bar.. or pushing on a bar.

[Donny]

i think the Yankee Boy will be good once he learns some Basic boxing skills...such as what an upper cut is, which he got . Just hammering away like he did was effective up to a Point but it´s what lands square on the chin which Counts. There was skill in the Irish mans punches and power.

[Mrdibbs]

Haha retarded. Hearing some random pikey talk about getting ''the sport'' ''mainstream''. It will never happen.

Bald out of shape fatty's swinging for the fences.

[Kwon_2]

Haha retarded. Hearing some random pikey talk about getting ''the sport'' ''mainstream''. It will never happen.

Bald out of shape fatty's swinging for the fences.

Correction: Bald out of shape fatty's swinging for the fences of Peace.

[El Diablo Blanco]

The first few UFC fights were bare knuckle until guys started to break their hands like crazy and went to those padded half gloves.

[Kwon_2]

The first few UFC fights were bare knuckle until guys started to break their hands like crazy and went to those padded half gloves.

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[Mrdibbs]

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Brutal That soccer kick haha

[Simple Simon]

enough to make me ok with not training upper body for 6-8wks while my hand or wrist(s) heal.

hard to grip a dumbbell with a broken hand.. same with pulling on a bar.. or pushing on a bar.

Fucking hell, I thought you meant financially.

I avoid injuries and fucking about at all costs, I would need a truck load of cash to get me fucking about fighting.

[bigmc]

Fucking hell, I thought you meant financially.

I avoid injuries and fucking about at all costs, I would need a truck load of cash to get me fucking about fighting.

without coming across like esf

you can avoid a lot of injuries in a sreetfight

by fighting smart

example your knees can inflict massive damage with relatively low risk of injury

now where did i put my guitar strings 

[irishdave]

I love how the last fella is draped in a tricolour and he's supposed to be "British".

[Henda]

Have a good friend who did it for years, his outer 2 knuckles were by his wrist bone, lived with a lot of constant pain and has just had a hip replacement in his early 40s.
Not exactly a glamorous lifestlyle.