Thread: fear of breaking the nose

im really scared to break my nose, firstly because of the pain and second im gonna have a crooked nose for the rest of my life.

A) it can be set back in place.

B) (Not to sound like a jerk, but) I'm starting to wonder if boxing is for you. Maybe you could do judo. Seriously, judo guys are REALLY tough mofos. Munky put me onto it and I want to take some too. Maybe it would be a better fit for you.

well judos not the sport i love

You never know... you might suit a broken nose... :P

Like Von says you can get it reset.

I've been training for a couple of months and I'm also a bit worried about that. Though you do have to accept being bruised if you like to box, I wouldn't want to break it either. A broken nose doesn't fit all kinds of faces

So what do you mean by "having it set back"? Is it with surgery or just having a practitioner twist it to where it was before?

Thanks in advance.

depends on when you get it done and how bad... if you leave it for weeks they'll have to break it again to fix it and shit...

Best to set it right when it happens if you are worried about the pain, your adrenaline will numb it pretty well.

Iagree with Von and Adam,...This is a sport that requires getting hit in the face. You can not be scared of it. Some guys spar with a nose protector to keep from getting hit in the face to much there. Charles Brewer used to wear one all the time. Though it is usually just if you already have an injury you would wear one ( they are very uncomfortable)...As for the damage to the nose it takes repeated breaks for it to be damaged. 90% of the time one or two breaks will be set just fine. Take it from a guy who has a flat nose...It was just fine the first 5 or six times.....But if you fear it that much you will be punch shy and that is the last thing you want to be in the ring it will really end up causing you to get hurt in the long run

I love to see flat noses, it shows character the scars of battle. I love mine as flat as a pancake, I can pick it and it moves where my finger wants it to go, very usefull.

cc Daxx.

OMT,

Relentless,

if you are that concerned perhaps you can get a full cage head gear. you might come across as a bit of a pansy, but it'll keep you from getting a broken schnoz. In this case, you'd be best off to tell your sparring mates to beat the crap out of you, cuz trust me, they'll want to. The way to earn respect when wearing something that nobody else is wearing it to accept the fact that you're a target.

http://store.titleboxing.com/title-c...-headgear.html

Tufwear has a couple that look quite protective
http://store.titleboxing.com/title-t...-headgear.html

but this takes the cake..

http://www.ringside.com/detail.aspx?ID=25830

im not really THAT MUCH afraid, i have gotten hit on the nose in sparring several times, its the looks im worried about, i dont wanna come home one day with a crooked nose

I think that's a natural concern, but you should rest a bit easier knowing that they can re-set to be undetctable.

cc back at ya Von the ringside face protector is one not only you can box in but play hockey as well lol

It doesnt hurt to be honest. Well, mine didnt.
I was numb, blood everywhere, looked in the mirror and saw it was crooked so put it back in place myself before the pain kicked in. Was a bit bruised the next day but no initial pain, dont worry about it.