Bare-knuckle boxing

The term bare- knuckle ( bloßfäustig, literally German: bare knuckles ) comes from the sport of boxing. It describes in boxing fighting without boxing gloves. Boxing matches with his bare fist carry a higher risk of injury than boxing with boxing gloves, since both own as well as the goal of the fist blow without pads meet.

History

The fist fight with bare knuckles, there was in ancient times. It was proven in Greece, the Near East and Africa (Egypt, Nubia, etc.) exercised. Before the Queensberry Rules were enforced, which enforce the use of boxing gloves, boxing was mostly in professional boxing with bare fists (bare - knuckle) or bandages. Boxing with bare fist are not part of today's sport of boxing more.

Competition

In many countries, competition can not be held legally because the risk of injury is very high. However, for example in the UK, Ireland, USA, Eastern Europe, etc. The battles are often carried out illegally in the underground, in Germany it is possible to legally carry out such struggles under the supervision of the police and by appointment.

Others

  • The fights with his bare fist is nowadays also known in German-speaking as a bare - knuckle fight.
  • In South Africa, a variation known as Musangwe whose roots can be found in traditions of the shepherds living there.

Movies with depictions of boxing matches with his bare fist

  • In the comedy Snatch - Pigs and Diamonds by director Guy Ritchie Brad Pitt plays the Bareknuckle Boxer aka One Punch Mickey his opponents - much to the displeasure of a crime boss - with only one hit in the KO promoted.
  • In the thriller Fight Club ( also starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton ) it revolves around Bareknuckle fights, in which case the reduction of aggression and some kick in the foreground.
  • In the movie Far and Away is an Irish emigrants beats (played by Tom Cruise) after his arrival in the United States through with Bareknuckle fights.
  • In the action film Hard Times ( " A Hard Times " ) from 1975 Charles Bronson plays a boxer in the 30s during the Great Depression, which earned numerous illegal Bareknuckle fights an extra income. This film shows the world of boxing without mitts of his most authentic side.
  • In the television series Highlander is seen in the episode Death of a boxer a Bareknuckle Battle of Duncan MacLeod, played by Adrian Paul.
  • In gangster epic Gangs of New York starring Leonardo DiCaprio several Bareknuckle boxing matches are also on display.
  • In the Irish film Strength and Honour from the year 2007, a father attends Bareknuckle Championships, to pay for the medical treatment of his son can.
  • In action drama Fighting from 2009 an underdog fights with his participation in illegal Bareknuckle tournaments for survival.
  • In The Man from San Fernando and its sequel Full Throttle to San Fernando with Clint Eastwood several bare- knuckle - fighting is taking place.

There is also the TV channel Arte as a documentation of 2007 on the " Musangwe Fight Club" in South Africa.

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Pictures of Bare-knuckle boxing

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