Glove shaving. It should be outlawed

[Howlin Mad Missy]

People need to understand that prefight stuff is shockingly lax compared to what you'd expect.

Trainers watching the opponent wrap is actually rare.

Different commission have different rules. Sometimes a commissioner will leave it to his deputy to watch the wrap. Some commissions watch the wrap and then leave the dressing room.

New York stays the whole time and watches everything but that's the exception not the rule. Different rules for different places.

If you need the money you aren't going too complain and risk not getting paid. Until there is unity in boxing you have to protect yourself. That's sad, you should only have to worry about fighting.

Then they have a shitty trainer. The guys I know look after their fighters well and being pissy and saying no to anything shady is part of that job.

[greynotsoold]

You wonder why, in all those pictures, one guy has his gloves taped up high and the other guy doesn't? If it is such an incredible advantage...is one side ignorant of that? I doubt that one camp is that much more ethical than the other- my experiences tell me that that is not the case. Maybe they think they are gaining some advantage by taping the other way?

[Ron Swanson]

People need to understand that prefight stuff is shockingly lax compared to what you'd expect.

Trainers watching the opponent wrap is actually rare.

Different commission have different rules. Sometimes a commissioner will leave it to his deputy to watch the wrap. Some commissions watch the wrap and then leave the dressing room.

New York stays the whole time and watches everything but that's the exception not the rule. Different rules for different places.

If you need the money you aren't going too complain and risk not getting paid. Until there is unity in boxing you have to protect yourself. That's sad, you should only have to worry about fighting.

Then they have a shitty trainer. The guys I know look after their fighters well and being pissy and saying no to anything shady is part of that job.

I agree fundamentally. But it's not that black and white. In North America or Europe it should be that simple. But what about the guy in San Salvador who has training expenses and needs his pay to keep food on the table. He is going to go forward with the fight if there's razor wire onthe gloves. Not everyone can afford a proper team or even a proper trainer.