Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo View Post
Ok this might sound like a dumb question but bear with me.

I've always assumed that low blows were illegal because you aren't allowed to hit fights in their testicles, and that injury to their tackle is why they are outlawed.

But lately it seems to me a lot of fights have had low blows which clearly didn't hit in the balls but were still controverisal, Khan against Judah, Miranda being DQ'd and last night's debacle.

Although Mares shot in the 11th was clearly a balls shot many of the other low blows seemed to me to be below the belt but above where his bollocks would be so I'm wondering why you aren't allowed to hit there?

Also, as Tarver kept pointing out, low blows to the body really sap your energy and weaken your legs, which I can agree with, but is the point that they wouldn't hurt so much if they were on or above the line?

I just wonder, I guess, that seeing as boxers wear a protective cup made of metal would it not be possible that punces low actually don't hurt as much?

I mean if I'm wearing metal pants and have a choice of being punched in the stomach or punched in my metal protector, I kind of think I might take a shot to the pants, the same way I might rather be shot in the chest if I'm wearing a bullet proof vest rather than be shot in the leg if I'm wearing shorts?

But it seems the universal consenus is that low blows incapacitate a fighter more than anything else...

Anybody have any experience of this? Is a shot below the belt line really more painful than a perfect delivered shot to the solar plexus?
Personally if Abner Mares would of hit me with that many low blows, i would of ended up kicking him in the balls. Why is it bad ? well can't you suffer long term injuries getting hit there too many times ? and isn't it just plain cheap ? and dirty ?

And isn't this boxing and not a street fight ? that's why you have rules. You might aswell say why not allow rabbit punches, headbutts, ETC.