Boxing in self defence?

[drop bear]

Bit of trivia for you. Longest boxing match was in Australia.

 

[Transk53]

Bit of trivia for you. Longest boxing match was in Australia.

No way, really. That I did not know!

 

[drop bear]

No way, really. That I did not know!

Bare-knuckle boxing - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

longest bare knuckle.

 

[Transk53]

Cool.

 

[punisher73]

Here is a youtube channel dedicated to "bareknuckle boxing" and it's application to self-defense.
BareFisted - YouTube

There is also a book out "Championship Streetfighting" (nod to Jack Dempsey's book) by Ned Beaumont that addresses using boxing for self-defense and the differences etc.

One difference was that the jab used to be thrown with a vertical fist to the face due to the angle of the bones etc. to land better. The cross/straight was still throw with a horizontal because of the curved angle to land properly.

It wasn't that there weren't "hook punches" in the old days, they were more opened up than they are now because to get that close to your opponent would lead to the other techniques in the arsenal like throws etc. or elbow strikes using that motion. But, the fine tuning of a lead hook is more unique to the modern gloves and anti-grappling rules. Just like the high guard with hands resting on the cheekbones that we see.

 

[Transk53]

Here is a youtube channel dedicated to "bareknuckle boxing" and it's application to self-defense.
BareFisted - YouTube

There is also a book out "Championship Streetfighting" (nod to Jack Dempsey's book) by Ned Beaumont that addresses using boxing for self-defense and the differences etc.

One difference was that the jab used to be thrown with a vertical fist to the face due to the angle of the bones etc. to land better. The cross/straight was still throw with a horizontal because of the curved angle to land properly.

It wasn't that there weren't "hook punches" in the old days, they were more opened up than they are now because to get that close to your opponent would lead to the other techniques in the arsenal like throws etc. or elbow strikes using that motion. But, the fine tuning of a lead hook is more unique to the modern gloves and anti-grappling rules. Just like the high guard with hands resting on the cheekbones that we see.

I will check it out, thanks for posting