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Would Katie Taylor beat an average man in a fight?

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    #152
    darced
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    #153
    IrishAm
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    darced wrote: »
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    You, as a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu should appreciate a close fight, where two fighters stick with their game plan and come at each other like a chess game, no?

    darced wrote: »
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    What happens when a student raises a rank?

    How do you treat a swollen ear after aggressive rolling?


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    #154
    darced
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    #155
    Alactric
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭Alactric


    Well...like, whatever, man. My Dad could beat the crap out of your Da-

    Wait what's this thread about again?


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    #156
    jill_valentine
    Registered Users Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    katie-taylor-liam-neeson.jpg

    It's already settled, tbh.


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    #157
    paddy147
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    I see the Russian boxing team are claiming that the fight was fixed in favour of Katie winning.

    Sour grapes perhaps??


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    #158
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    I love how so many people assume that a boxer in a streetfight would inexplicably bind themselves to only using their fists, perhaps from some sense of honour.

    "I say old chap, you're not following the Queensbury Rules! Now kindly let go your grip of my testicles and put your dukes up, there's a good fellow! Heavens, a shoulder charge!! :eek:"

    *dies*

    Also, stop thinking in such detail about beating Katie Taylor up. It's both weird and stupid.


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    #159
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,272 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    1ZRed wrote: »
    Average 5'10 male, 14 fucking stone? that's 196lbs!

    I'm 6ft and 165 lbs. I'm not a small guy either:confused:

    Even if I was that weight in pure muscle I'd have my ass handed back to me black and blue by her.

    You're very light for a 6 footer.


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    aidan24326
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    darced wrote: »
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    She won her earlier bouts very easily. In the final she seemed very nervous, and made harder work of it than it needed to be. Her opponent was no pushover though.


    But she spars with some of the best Irish male boxers on a regular basis and can more than hold her own with them. I only reitertaed what Lennox Lewis and several other top pros have said, that she can go toe to toe with male boxers and give them a serious game. Their words, not mine.


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    #161
    jill_valentine
    Registered Users Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    I love how so many people assume that a boxer in a streetfight would inexplicably bind themselves to only using their fists, perhaps from some sense of honour.

    "I say old chap, you're not following the Queensbury Rules! Now kindly let go your grip of my testicles and put your dukes up, there's a good fellow! Heavens, a shoulder charge!! :eek:"

    *dies*

    Also, stop thinking in such detail about beating Katie Taylor up. It's both weird and stupid.

    I think it's mainly about imagining Katie Taylor beating them up. Some folks are into that, and more power to them. Fifty Shades of Bray and all that.


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    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,617 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    If she wanted to she would be well able no probs. Average irish man is a fat lazy ****e tho and needs to get out more. Thats not sayin anything about KT, she is a ledgand thats sayin lads get out for a jog! It'll do ya good like


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    paddy147
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    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    You're very light for a 6 footer.


    "move like a butterfly and sting like a bee".......;)


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    darced
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    #165
    later12
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    I wonder how many of the Americans are sitting at home tonight arguing over whether their 400m womens' relay team would have been fast enough to beat their 400 mens' relay team.

    Why so much criticism and critiquing of this great victory by arguably our best ever female athlete (here we go...). Just be happy for her guys.

    She's never going to be fighting the opposite sex, or MMA fighters, or wrestlers in her sport -- just like any other athlete. Give it a rest


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    #166
    aidan24326
    Registered Users Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭aidan24326


    kildare.17hmr wrote: »
    If she wanted to she would be well able no probs. Average irish man is a fat lazy ****e tho and needs to get out more. Thats not sayin anything about KT, she is a ledgand thats sayin lads get out for a jog! It'll do ya good like

    And an average Irish woman is an ugly fat moose???? !!!


    darced wrote: »
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    Not sure whether she could really beat the better imale boxers, all I'm saying is that in sparring she can handle it, and her sparring partners are under instruction to hit her hard.

    How much they follow those instructions I'm not sure but I've seen footage of her sparring with the guys and they seemed to be hitting her some serious punches.

    Whether she'd be able to beat them I don't know, I doubt it, but she does seem to be able to take the punches which in itself is surprising. I'm a guy who is 6 foot 1 and 13 stone and I'm sure the lads she spars with would probably put me flat on my back.


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    #167
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    For me a fight means a no holds barred brawl, not a women's Lightweight Amateur boxing match.


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    #168
    OMARS_COMING_
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    aidan24326 wrote: »
    kildare.17hmr wrote: »
    If she wanted to she would be well able no probs. Average irish man is a fat lazy ****e tho and needs to get out more. Thats not sayin anything about KT, she is a ledgand thats sayin lads get out for a jog! It'll do ya good like

    And an average Irish woman is an ugly fat moose???? !!!


    darced wrote: »
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    Not sure whether she could really beat the better imale boxers, all I'm saying is that in sparring she can handle it, and her sparring partners are under instruction to hit her hard.

    How much they follow those instructions I'm not sure but I've seen footage of her sparring with the guys and they seemed to be hitting her some serious punches.

    Whether she'd be able to beat them I don't know, I doubt it, but she does seem to be able to take the punches which in itself is surprising. I'm a guy who is 6 foot 1 and 13 stone and I'm sure the lads she spars with would probably put me flat on my back.


    6ft 1 and 13 stone? Do you Even eat?


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    #169
    later12
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    OMARS_COMING_ wrote: »
    6ft 1 and 13 stone? Do you Even eat?
    6'1'' and 13 stone sounds perfectly fine to me:confused:

    Gives a BMI of 24; normal weight. In fact, it appears to be verging on the heavier side of the range.


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    #170
    RobbingBandit
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    She would beat the fcuk out of an average man, then pray for him.:D


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    #171
    Yakult
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    Yes, but you'd want to get that first punch in and connect perfectly to knock her out. If not, I reckon you would be in for an ass kicking.


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    #172
    RoverZT
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    Peetrik wrote: »
    If you're 14st for 5'10 then you're out of shape. I'd put a put money on any boxer, male or female that competes internationally, against the average joe especially one thats out of shape.


    This man was almost 16 stone and 5'10

    mike-tyson.jpg

    Wouldn't call him fat.


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    #173
    jugger0
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    In a boxing match she would do well against some men, but a in street fight i think she'd be in a lot of trouble, she is still a woman at the end of the day.


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    #174
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    RoverZT wrote: »
    This man was almost 16 stone and 5'10

    mike-tyson.jpg

    Wouldn't call him fat.

    I'd call him a heavyweight though, as a lot of people, including boxing officials, accurately did in his day.

    And I'd call him a touch on the muscular side.

    Unless he does some serious weightlifting, a 5'10, 14st average joe is a bit of a chudsy udsy.


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    #175
    Daveysil15
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    In the ring she would beat the average man. In a street fight with no rules it would be a different story. In a street fight there'd be kicking and grapling amongst other things. Katie like any boxer, is only trained to use her fists.


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    #176
    VEN
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    that MMA is boring as ****, not as bad as WWE though


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    #177
    IrishAm
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    jugger0 wrote: »
    In a boxing match she would do well against some men, but a in street fight i think she'd be in a lot of trouble, she is still a woman at the end of the day.

    If she caught an average man with a flurry of punches, we wouldn't get back up up for a while.


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    #178
    God...
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    This thread really highlights the ignorance and retardation of the average after hours poster.


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    #179
    God...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭God...


    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    The MMA Fighter V The Boxer. Its simply an embarrassment. The boxer is on his arse after 15 seconds
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt8thufC6oo

    And anyone can point random videos to prove there point



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    #180
    Blondini
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    Hating the yes/no answers since there are two opposite questions asked?

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgh.......


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    #181
    Kirby
    Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    Queensbury? She would beat 99% of the average Joe's out there....easily. It wouldn't even be close.

    A street fight is a different story though. Most men would have a size and weight advantage so just tackling her would probably end it.


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