What are the chances of seriously injuring one's hands in amateur boxing?

Question

If someone wants to be a pianist or surgeon or something requiring lots of manual dexterity, would boxing be a problem?

I understand everything carries a risk, but is it common?

Answer 1

100%

Answer 2

yes... for those professions, I would not recommend boxing... broken hands are more common in professional boxing than in amatuer boxing, but still in amatuer boxing it is quite common.

I suppose you could fix it by not hitting so hard... but then what would be the point of boxing.

Answer 3

It's all too common, I did a lil fighting in the ring and alot in the streets and I injured my hand 1st in the ring. Most common type of hand injury in fighting in a "Boxing Fracture."

Answer 4

if you are an espiring surgeon you should not be a boxer. stick to school. you could be a doctor and help boxers and even be a cutman but if you are the type of person that has it in them to become a doctor you shouldn't be getting in the ring. a doctor is a job that you need to be able to devote your time and energy to. being a boxer is the same way and both jobs can't happen at the same time

Answer 5

very high.

Even with a good wrap job, obviously hand inuries are common.

If you want to avoid broken hands and broken noses, probably a good idea to avoid boxing.

Breaking hands\nose is nearly a certainty if you box long enough.

Cheers,

Greg Jackson

Tigard, OR

http://www.JaxonsGottaGun.com