I have had a slight disagreement with friends who said that a cutman actually cuts a boxer to relieve swelling.  They could be right but I don't believe it too much.  I always thought they always tried to avoid being cut and the cutman would control cuts or gashes with the cotton and vaseline.  Can someone please clear this up for me and my friends.
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It's possible that this might happen somewhere, but I think if a cutman actually cut his fighter then his license would be revoked.\n\nWhen Rocky told Mick to cut him because he couldn't see, that was a terrible idea. Blood getting in the eyes of a fighter can be as serious a problem as swelling or more, and the excessive amount of blood released could prompt an early stoppage. Of course, there's also the possibility that cutting incorrectly would sever one of the delicate nerves along the area of they eye, resulting in more serious injury.\n\nIf a fighter experiences swelling, rather than cutting him, the job of the cutman is to reduce the swelling, generally by the use of EnSwell - a cold piece of metal. A good cutman is able to control the swelling in this manner.\n\nThe main purpose of the cutman is to treat cuts. They are allowed to use certain medications to treat them (applied with a cotton swab usually) and they then cover the area with vaseline to protect it when getting hit again.
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welcome to the ali vs tyson dimension, padie..think you're the 3,987,598th person to ask this question(myself included) and i admit it's hard to find new ways to answer this question, but i will take a jab at a new approach - of course this would be both ali and tyson in their respective primes.  i must point out that i am a huge fan of both, proably the biggest fan of both - the two best heavyweights, if not fighters, of all time.  so, examining ali's often quoted line, "float like a butterfly..." ali had too much movement for tyson and tyson would've had to lunge at ali to make any contact, bec a prime ali would be just too fast and too fluid for tyson to really set and land his power punches and combos., this would've enabled ali to see all of tyson's attacks coming and he would easily parry and counter mike's offense; "..sting like a bee..."  ali had grossly underrated power!  liston was quoted as saying, "i thought they said he couldn't hit."  ali' "turned" his wrist at the tail end of his jab.  this is a move common in the martial arts world and adds significant to snap/force to a punch.  ali didn't throw punches in the classic way, turning his weight into it - like tyson did to great effect.  ali's punches were arm punches often thrown while in motion/flight...that turning of the wrist gave him incredible power, and his accuracy and speed made that power almost lethal.  by snapping the jab, ali would've thrown tyson's rhythm off. constant jabs to the head wear down an opponent over time by discombobulating(a cosellism) him.  as a result, ali would've had a field day w/tyson and totally overwhelmed him w/his style.  in the middle rounds, once tyson closed the gap a little he would've landed some great shots aganst ali, bec mike was pretty darn quick, but ali would've maintained/regained control of the fight.  as much as i love tyson, taking ali's success w/power punchers into consideration, i see ali "taking him to deep water and drowning him"(holmesism), puffing him up, swelling his eyes, cutting him up, and eventually knocking him out, somewhere's around round 8-10.  i cannot tell you how sad that makes me to admit, bec i love both these guys sooo much!
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Vargas is a warrior, but I think Mosley can outbox him. I don't expect as much action in this fight as they've been advertising, though. Vargas may be young still, but he's already a veteran of the ring, and both fighters know they'll have to be smart to win.\n\n(There is no boxing category, because people don't ask many boxing questions on here. A few questions a day maybe. Cheerleading gets more than that.)
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Very very good fight.  Hopkins destroyed him, and also knocked him down in the fifth.  Hopkins definately brought the fight to Tarver, had he fought this way against Taylor, this is no doubt that he would have won.  Both were in very good shape, and Hopkins still very cut after gaining 15 pounds.  No, I doubt hopkins will have a rematch though, he won the fight VERY easily, toying with Tarver at times.  So I think he'll stay retired, after the fight he told everyone good bye and everything.  He also told Merchant that he had no hard feelings for Taylor, and he hopes he wins next week.  Very professional.
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i didnt get to read your question yesterday, but am a little saddend by some of the responses you got to this one. there isnt much i can say to take your mind off things. but your right. your injury is very seriouse. did he do that to you ?  have you tried  emailing a health website for advice ? im not in america so i dont know of any there. good luck and ignore the hurtful responses, one day they may need some sympthy!
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I dont understand what you mean specifically by "she told me she was ganan bleed?" But, it sounds like cutting behavior? Am I right? If so, I would advise you to speak to her parents immediately. She needs mental health counseling, and if her wounds are serious, medical treatment.
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Could be broken.  I just banged my hand up chopping wood.  I got the ax stuck in a piece of wood and when I tried to force it out, my finger got caught between the log and the ax handle.  Hurts like hell.  But it isn't broken. But it is swollen.\n\nSame thing happens when you punch people.  The laws of physics state that when we apply force to an object, the object applies the equal force back on us, so if you are hurting some guys face with your fist, his face is also hurting your hand.  Go apologize to the guy you beat up and start acting like a man.  You're 15.
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learn to fight?ask mr miyagi wax on whack off.who gives a flying fluck about best answer i was going to give you some good advice when i was finished joking now you can get flucked.
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I train in a 450 year-old school of Japanese swordsmanship. One of the techniques taught to students in our school is kaishaku which means "to assist". When a person commits seppuku (ritual suicide by disembowlment) they will have a second called a kaishakunin who will put them out of their misery before they can shame themselves by crying out in pain.\n\nThe stroke we are taught is designed to sever the neck with the exception of a small portion of skin at the front of the neck (to keep the head from rolling away in an undignified fashion). The strike is performed with the right hand, but the left hand steadies the sword at the end of the stroke. This strike has been used historically and is taught the same as it was at least 100 years ago. \n\nThe strike is not particularly hard although it is fast. My experience cutting mats using Japanese and western swords is similar. In class we say "the sword cuts, not the man". Which means that the sharp edge of the sword is supposed to slice the target. It's more important to have proper blade alignment and speed than it is to have power.\n\nSo the answer is technically: No. A sword can take a man's head off with much less force than a softball player uses to hit a ball if it is done correctly.
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This seems to be very shocking to most posters and if it is true it shows some real determination or real something else....\n \nAnyway, actually your friend got his circumcision done better than most boys around the world. Most are done in dirty-vermin infested locations with rusty filthy implements. Just like the girls are done that every body is getting so upset about, it is no better for the boys! and nobody seems to care...\n\nWhat he got is better than being circumcised as an infant because it is by his choice, nobody forced it on him. Pain wise it is no more pain full for an adult than it is for a infant, the only thing is an adult has words in his vocabulary.Words form the links to the memories, so the adult remembers the pain because he can name it. For the infant it is just an unspecified pain, he has no word for it. The memory just becomes a reason for fear and distrust.\n\nAnd what should he do now that he has done his own circumcision? Do just what parents of newly circumcised boys are told: A light coating of petroleum jelly and loosely wrap with gauze. Don't get the incision wet until healed. Avoid erotic thoughts and stimulus.\n\nNot having it done in a hospital or clinic might actually be safer because of all the "super germs" that are showing up in the medical institutions.\n\nLast but not least, dump out that bottle he was drinking from before he did this. There is something in there...
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I am circumcised too, I don't seem to have too much trouble with the "leaking" but all the bouncing around in boxers makes me even more sore than briefs. I was cut 50 years ago and my activities leave me sore all the time and have resulted in loss of sensitivity in sex. The only thing my glans can feel is dry cloth and my wife's vagina is not made of dry cloth. I want to kill that doctor, but the bastard is all ready dead.
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Don't hit the nuts!! Or, if you do, it should be as a last resort and without hesitation. Hit hard and fast. Not because its cheap, but because its likely that he won't feel it instantly (because of alcohol, or plain old adrenaline). I would say go for the eyes, kneecap (though kicks are to be avoided, and this one can take some practice), throat or nose..hit the nose with an upwards strike with the palm of your hand..it'll cause the attacker's eyes to tear. The best bet is to go for an area that your assailant cant function without, rather than a target which is vulnerable and sensitive but doesn't immediately immobilise them. If the guy can't breathe or walk, he can hardly attack you, now can he?
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lol tool man, actually though my son suffered a damaged tear duct due to a horrible dog attack which left his left cheek scarred and yes he can blow out of his tear duct because of the way it was reconstructed.  However, he can not breathe in.  He uses it to gross me out. : )\nAside from the fading scar on his face you'd never know anything was wrong.
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1.Yes, it doesn't seem possible when you are not hungry, but when you are starving, the survival instinct always rules..\n\n2.Well, as a microbiologist, I never heard about such thing as cuting the finger... i mean if you are in a Level 5 security, and you cut out a finger... you practically expose your "inside" to the pathogen element.. I don't think that it would work.  So the answer is no...\n\n3. Here again, if i knew that I would be the only way for me to survive... I'dd do it right away\n\nAnd by the way... we never know how are we goin to react in such situation... and what I'm telling today might be really far away of the real actions I would take in such circomstances... \n\nThat was an interresting question anyway :P
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Money Maker1~ \n                         Let me give you a little insight to the man that you're falling madly in love with. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is a convicted woman beater, he beat the mother of three of his children Josie Harris, he was arrested a charged with domestic violence. When it came down to tesifying at the trial Josie devolped a severe case of memory loss and couldn't remember anything about the beating where according to police reports and eye witnesses he punched, kicked and pulled patches of her hair out.\n       If you don't want to talk to Josie, then there's two woman in Grand Rapids Michigan that Floyd met at a club and he ended up punching, kicking and pulled one of their weaves out of her head. He was convicted this time and recieved a one year suspended sentence and ordered to get "Impulse - Control Counseling" This is all a matter of public record.\n      If you're not up for the trip to Grand Rapids you need not worry, Floyd also beat two more woman at a Las Vegas night club where he punched, kicked and his favorite pulled their weaves out. Charges are pending.\n      I believe Floyd leads his life by example, Uncle Roger his cheif trainer will not be his corner for this fight as he always is, Roger's severing a Jail sentence for punching a woman in the mouth and knocking out some of her teeth.\n      I will be watching the fight Saturday night hoping that by some miracle Carlos Baldomir catches Floyd on the chin with a good shot and drops him or if he doesn't drop him, I'd like to see him give Floyd the beating he desperately deserves.\n     Josie Harris, Casnadra Jones, Vicky Price and Lashonda Cleavers all thought that they were madly in love with Floyd too.
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I have seen my bf after he's kicked in the balls:(saw it happen too) The sack swells up twice its size and beet red, very, very painful. Needed ice to reduce swelling and he was in pain for several days. So it's your choice.
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when you split someones wig youre crackin their skull open.\n\nthis can be done a variety of ways...people are very creative when it comes to inflicting violence\nit has nothing to do with cutting or scalping though.