Are broken noses really that common in boxing?

[Dayuum]

I heard that it's not about if you break your nose or not but when

 

[Looshbob]

Nah not really

 

[iMaterial]

Punching faces = broken noses

 

[Flexwave2003]

They always say, Flex, keep your chin tucked. And in my mind, Im thinking, "why dont you just put a big red button on my nose and invite them to punch it?"

 

[Looshbob]

Better than getting punched unconscious. And you shouldn't be getting hit in the face in the first place

 

[Kumason]

Better than getting punched unconscious. And you shouldn't be getting hit in the face in the first place

I'd rather get knocked out than a broken nose actually...you wouldn't?

 

[Terrible]

I'd rather get knocked out than a broken nose actually...you wouldn't?

uh...no

 

[Lizzerhead**]

uh...no

Getting your nose broken is incredibly painful. A KO isn't nearly as bad.

 

[Looshbob]

Am I in the Twilight Zone?

 

[December]

Getting your nose broken is incredibly painful. A KO isn't nearly as bad.

untill you wake up and cant chew anything for 3 weeks?
or turn your head

 

[Prefect]

Can we turn this thread into a thread of messed up boxing noses?

 

[The Fan Man]

Can we turn this thread into a thread of messed up boxing noses?

Fritz Zivic

 

[dtravis92]

Getting your nose broken is incredibly painful. A KO isn't nearly as bad.

Getting your nose broken really isn't painful at all in my experience, got mine broken in a fight and I don't recall having any pain. There is so much adrenaline that you definitely don't feel it when it happens, at most it was a little sore for a day.

 

[RedDevil4-life]

I effed up the cartlidge in the tip of my nose the last time I sparred....that was like 2 months ago and it still feels wierd, it wasn't broken though.

 

[MeBig]

 

[Oblivious2you]

I would take the KO. I have never broken my nose but friends have and it looks painful.

 

[oasfc]

i cannot believe people would seriously take a KO over a broken nose, what is wrong with you? "it looks really painfull?", you shouldnt fight if your such a pussy.

 

[Flexwave2003]

Boxing isnt a sport for the feint of heart. One of many reasons I respect professional boxers as much as I do, this isnt an easy sport. At all.

 

[NeverMind]

Yeah, a broken nose would hurt like shit, I imagine, but I'd much rather get a broken nose and keep fighting til the end than get Ko'ed. I wouldn't know much, because I have never had my nose broken nor competed, but from what I hear, adrenaline (and I suppose shock of having your nose broken) masks alot of the pain, so I reckon that you'd be hurting the most back in the locker room after a fight.

 

[consortium11]

Getting your nose broken sucks.

Getting KO'd sucks a LOT more.

Are we really having this conversation? People would rather get put to sleep (with all the head injury consequences that entails) then get their nose broken?