Beards in Boxing

[olij999]

But.... bees are not attracted to honey...

"Bees" was surely a typo for "bears".

[Tarquin Tarpaulin IV]

Welsh Boxing don't need a directive from AIBA....

From the England Boxing Rulebook, a change made when AIBA allowed national federations to make reasonable amendments: 9.5.1. For domestic boxing, boxers do not have to be clean shaven.

[ShadrachSimmo]

the beard jono carool had vs frenois hard to tell where exactly his bones were

Carroll's beard in that fight was ridiculous.

It was. Off the top of my head Kimbo Slice still had a huge beard during his brief career. I think Broner had one too recently.

[bennie]

I remember reading about Mike Rossman back in the 1980s, a former world champion who turned up at a weigh-in sporting a full beard. A suspicious doctor checked him thoroughly and discovered a cut under there. Guess he needed the money.

[tonyevs]

Pretty sure it’s nothing to do with an advantage of cushioning a punch; it around safety and hygiene in case of a cut.

[bigjack]

Pretty sure it’s nothing to do with an advantage of cushioning a punch; it around safety and hygiene in case of a cut.

That's exactly it

[hitman_hatton1]

always been jealous of a proper man beard.

[Delta Jay]

Sparred a lot with and without a big beard. Does fornicate all believe me

I can’t even believe the argument of obscuring the jaw line. Someone’s chin is at the bottom of their face, you wouldn’t forget that.

Hygiene etc. Seems sensible enough. It’s funny how the fashion changes and now it’s a big issue.

[overhand_right]

Khan supports a small-ish beard...

Sporting a beard is the correct term, I believe. Unless you are suggesting that he pays his wife a stipend to help mask his homosexuality.

I thought Khan's wife was a man?

[Gnome]

Didn't Orlando Cruz have a girlfriend at one point? If so, her.

[brilo33]

the beard jono carool had vs frenois hard to tell where exactly his bones were

that is the beard i was gonna call out, he even looked like he dyed jet black , diddnt even look real , how can you target his jaw , when he looks like jimmy hill, i would ban thick beards , just like really long hair, say i grew real long hair grease it up ,flick in the oppopents face is that allowed ,