Quote Originally Posted by Sharla
I agree hitmandonny. I guess I am thinkin of this Q from the point of view of self defence. If someone is trying to kill you you're not going to be able to say "hang on a second, don't stab me just yet I have to put my gloves on"

If someone tries to kill me and the worst that happens to me is I get a broken knuckle I might have a whinge but ultimately will feel pretty lucky. You do want to avoid the situation if it's at all possible first though!

I really don't see any need to go around KOing anyone outside of a competitive boxing bout except in extreme situations of self defence.

I think it's often smaller people who need self defence skills more so than bigger people because we look like easier targets.

Well you could walk around with your gloves on all the time?