How many fist fights does the average American boy get into during his lifetime?

Question

How many fist fights does the average American boy get into during his lifetime?

Answer 1

There are always exceptions but my fights were not started by me ,some actually defending friends, no way to predict the amount. Been in about 50 street fights and a few outnumbered ones. Mostly fists and some weapons. Left hand broken 5 times. Right hand broken once. Hospitalized once., sent to hospital a few.

Answer 2

about 25 but it depends on person and where he lives. me up to 13 years old only like 3 times.

Answer 3

there is no average

Answer 4

Good question with no definite answer.  Part of it depends on where you live.  In some cases it could be who you know.  It's not always in places where some consider "Bad" neighborhoods.  

I can use NJ for example.  A kid from Newark is far more likely to get into more fights than a kid from Berkley Heights.  Still that is no guarantee that the Newark kid will get into fights or the BH kid will not.  If there are many kids of the same age there are bound to be SOME fights.  There are also other circumstances that could lead to fights.

When I was young my mom changed me to another school because there were many fights in my school.  It was already too late because I had already gotten into many fights.  I have never started one in my life.  However, my brother, 2 yrs. older, had many enemies.  We weren't very close.  He was a bully and I didn't care for the way he treated other kids.  There were many times when his enemies "settled" for me when they couldn't get to him.  

I'd be lying if I said I never lost any fights.  I tried to avoid them but it wasn't always possible.  I reached a point where I had to, not only fight back, but make an example that I would not be walked over.  Teachers hated my brother.  I graduated at the top of my class but by that time I wanted nothing to do with the school.  Some teachers were not very kind to me because they assumed I would be like my brother.  We were as different as night and day. Still, the fact that I had gotten into fights didn't rest well with some of them.  By graduation many wanted to shake my hand but I just walked during the ceremony and never looked back.  

I once watched a weight lifter get the c**p beat out of him by a smaller guy.  He had never been in a fight before but decided to trash talk a co-worker because he didn't get promoted.  Doug (weight lifter) was the chosen one at work and was promoted very quickly.  Tony was a tough Italian kid who had been in many fights growing up.  You can usually tell if you've ever been through it yourself.  You can also tell that Doug had never been in a fight in his life.  

Tony was essentially a good guy.  He just grew up tough but you could tell he "wanted" to do the right thing.  Some of the managers were turned off by his "swagger", the way he carried himself.  It talked like a tough guy but it was just his way.  He wasn't the type to try to push his weight.  

Doug was not a bad buy either at first.  As time went by he became a bit cocky.  He and Tony had started together but Doug was always promoted where Tony wasn't.  Tony was every bit as good at the job as Doug was but life isn't always fair.  

Tony never complained openly but he and I had talked a few times and I knew he was a bit bothered by Doug's behavior and the treatment at work.  He had every right to be bothered because he very driven and always tried to be his best.  

One day Doug was in rare form and singled Tony out.  He began trash talking and had his Flunkies around him.  What Doug didn't figure on was that none of his "followers" had ever been in a fight either.  They were just that.  Followers, "Yes men".  The problem with followers is that if a guy like Doug says you're a bad guy, they believe it.  None of them ever took the time to get to know Tony.

I can clearly understand why he was pushed.  We were at a picnic for an employee who was leaving.  Both Tony and Doug were there.  Tony did have friends.  They were mostly people who were not fazed by Doug's connections with management.  Doug started again.  This time Tony had enough.  He offered Doug down to the field by the lake where neither would be in danger of losing his job.

Doug foolishly accepted.  He couldn't back down because he had been so cocky, sticking his chest out, telling his silly jokes because he knew his "puppets" would laugh.  Tony was never in any danger because, like I said before,  If you KNOW,  you can easily point out the ones who never had a fight before.  Somehow The few there were able to keep it quiet for the time.

Doug had more "Friends" but it didn't matter because NONE of them could fight.  IT's easy to be a tough guy when you're at work and protected by the fact that the guy you're talking trash to doesn't want to lose his job.

We went down to the lake and Tony cleaned up on Doug rather easily.  It was pathetic to see this 140lb. guy kick the c**p out of this 210lb. guy.  Doug could have beaten him easily because Tony didn't use any special ability like martial arts or anything.  he just KNEW how to fight and Doug DIDN'T.  Lift all the weights you want but if you can't even attempt to avoid a punch why talk trash?  

After Doug was beaten to a pulp, bloody/broken nose and mouth and CLEARLY no desire to continue, Mike and I pulled Tony off him.  Tony kept his job because Doug had no choice but to keep his mouth shut and save face.  

Answer 5

depends on the person, where u live and the friends u hang around with.i live in L.A  so me from  11 to 18 years old i had about 20 fights but i also went to a lot of partys were their was a lot of bad people

Answer 6

Not as much as other countries. We're pretty sheltered, and with the laws for assault, only problem kids fight a lot. I'd say a handful.  

Answer 7

Depends on where you live at. I stayed in the 9th ward of New Orleans and I can count like 30 to 40 fights so far. It also depends on the type of people you hang with. And the places you go. I hung out with the wrong crowd......and did alot of stupid things due to pressure that led me into having so many fights. But I also had to defend myself and not let anybody think I was a scary punk. Thats another reason I got into alot of fights.