The thing is since they use boxing gloves the deaths caused by boxing increased immensely. Because it does not hurt the hand, but you can still cause damage on the head. Before there where virtually no death caused by boxing. Broken bones in hands and faces, yes, but not deaths.
@blenderpanzi Same thing with American Football and helmets. I heard it from Freakonomics, if you haven't read the books, they are extremely interesting.
@jimmyshitbags actually that is true. they were introduced as a preventive measure, but instead enabled boxers to punch much harder without damaging their hands. you see, i used to box as a kid - and i can tell you if i hit someone full force without gloves, my hands would be in shreds. but with gloves it is not so much a problem. lenny mclean was a big voice in stopping the use of gloves.
@jimmyshitbags well, the fights wouldn't last that long, so each side has its good and bad points. but from a safety point of view, bare knuckle is much safer. actually there are stats to support that too. bare knuckle is more bloody with broken bones, but the wounds are less serious. whereas with gloves it can be internal brain damage etc. sooooo....... lol.
@jimmyshitbags most lightly because most of the general public dont like to watch two guys punch eachother in the face bareknuckle and have blood running down eachothers faces... even if it is safer all of the mothers unions and idiots like that would say it encourages violence... just like they did with Vale Tudo which was bareknuckle MMA.
Nah man the old style bare knuckle boxing matches were way more vicious, any number of horrific injuries you could get from them, people going blind, broken necks, shattered wrists, punctured lungs, collapsed trachea etc.
Who did he fight
Samantha2465029 5 days ago
@Samantha2465029 Look to the right its in the suggested videos "Ricky Gervais The Fight 2002 part 1"
notgnikrow 3 days ago
I get knocked down XD brilliant lol
HopeVJustice 2 weeks ago
Wheatley!
sickboiswagger 3 weeks ago
more like "ricky gervais" gets owned..
cb7pwn 1 month ago
Karl Pilkington doesn't write comedy...he is comedy.
JohnPurchaseArt 1 month ago 7
I think this is the only link on the xfm show where Ricky got killed rather than Karl or Steve!
fuckyiuyiu 2 months ago
Did Gervais win?
pennydesouza 3 months ago
@pennydesouza Yup!
VevoIsBent 3 months ago
@pennydesouza He did technically, but in reality.....no way.
limey157 1 month ago
@pennydesouza yes you can watch online
omifical124 1 month ago
jimmyshitbags is a moron "most lightly" what a penis
tcookson1000 4 months ago 22
lol "no! i like boxing"
micky4eva100 4 months ago
penis!
23chrisfm 4 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Karl Pilkington does blindfolded boxing, Hilarious!!
From the bucket list!
/watch?v=TemAXfEGtOw
ACDC920605 4 months ago
The thing is since they use boxing gloves the deaths caused by boxing increased immensely. Because it does not hurt the hand, but you can still cause damage on the head. Before there where virtually no death caused by boxing. Broken bones in hands and faces, yes, but not deaths.
blenderpanzi 6 months ago
@blenderpanzi so why are gloves still used then? just for the illusion/perception of safety?
jimmyshitbags 6 months ago
@jimmyshitbags I don't know. Got that from some documentary I think.
blenderpanzi 6 months ago
@blenderpanzi Maybe you saw it on QI? That's where I saw it.
FreedomFighterUK 5 months ago
@FreedomFighterUK Indeed very likely.
blenderpanzi 5 months ago
@blenderpanzi Same thing with American Football and helmets. I heard it from Freakonomics, if you haven't read the books, they are extremely interesting.
TheStrangerInTheRye 4 months ago
@jimmyshitbags Goolge for 'boxing gloves deaths'. You'll find information on the issue.
blenderpanzi 6 months ago
@jimmyshitbags actually that is true. they were introduced as a preventive measure, but instead enabled boxers to punch much harder without damaging their hands. you see, i used to box as a kid - and i can tell you if i hit someone full force without gloves, my hands would be in shreds. but with gloves it is not so much a problem. lenny mclean was a big voice in stopping the use of gloves.
drew2pac 5 months ago
@drew2pac hmm interesting. so you think bare knuckle boxing should make a come back then? I'd like to see that, it seems more entertaining somehow.
jimmyshitbags 5 months ago
@jimmyshitbags well, the fights wouldn't last that long, so each side has its good and bad points. but from a safety point of view, bare knuckle is much safer. actually there are stats to support that too. bare knuckle is more bloody with broken bones, but the wounds are less serious. whereas with gloves it can be internal brain damage etc. sooooo....... lol.
drew2pac 5 months ago 11
@drew2pac i bet he owns a tapout shirt
blackthorn2200 3 months ago
@jimmyshitbags most lightly because most of the general public dont like to watch two guys punch eachother in the face bareknuckle and have blood running down eachothers faces... even if it is safer all of the mothers unions and idiots like that would say it encourages violence... just like they did with Vale Tudo which was bareknuckle MMA.
thatkindofguy234 4 months ago
@blenderpanzi
Nah man the old style bare knuckle boxing matches were way more vicious, any number of horrific injuries you could get from them, people going blind, broken necks, shattered wrists, punctured lungs, collapsed trachea etc.
gunninlinguist 3 months ago
what was this taken from ?
lewishawkes 10 months ago
@lewishawkes from XFM series 2 episode 10 (26 October 2002)
LadyVetinari 10 months ago
@lewishawkes 26/10/02 XFM Series 2
JSHEP73 10 months ago
Steve: "You have no chance!"... match results? Ricky won at the points, he actually overwhelmed the opponent... and the other guy was actually fit.
Drakunia 11 months ago