The Castration of Boxing

[Vuk]

Seriously Vuk, come on.

He didn't use the 100% exact correct phrasing, but anyone who knows anything about fighting will know what he's talking about. Punching someone along most of their skull will most likely break bones in your hand, possibly very badly as in compound fractures, hence STFS saying "shatter".

Also, about Cent's point of gloves there to protect the boxer's hands. Was your response sarcasm, because that's how I read it... ? If so, then seriously bro? Ever heard of a boxers fracture? That's just one of the more combat injuries. Why do you think all major contact sport fighters wrap the crap out of their hands and then put on gloves beforehand? It's not just western boxing, look at muay thai, kickboxing, MMA in general, pankration, or any other combat sport. When we put on gloves to fight, it's to protect our own hands, not you or your face.

I know that you can break your hand by punching someone's skull, but you are not supposed to be punching crown of the skull. If you condition your hands well, you will have no problem punching someone in the chin or nose hard enough to disorient them and possibly knock them out. Of course you punch differently when you don't wear gloves. You don't punch as hard, but you also don't need to.
Also, yeah, gloves protect your hand, but they also protect your opponent.

I'll tell you what Wacker, you should try something that my bros experimented with. Find a sparring partner, and one of you use 16 oz boxing gloves, and the other use 4 oz. UFC gloves. See who wins, then switch.
Then, one of you use just hand wraps, and the other use 4.oz UFC gloves. See who wins.
When my bros did this, the person with 'less protection' won every time. They didn't need to punch nearly as hard to do as much and more damage, so their punches were quicker and more abbreviated, and still had more of an impact.

I think that if you do that you will come away feeling as I do, that boxing without the 'protection' of gloves is far more effective for you.