Why do boxers rub their noses alot when they are fighting?

Question

i've noticed that boxers seem to spend alot of time rubbing their noses while they ar fighting and i would like to know why

Answer 1

Teary Baloney Malone said this:  you have about as much knowledge of boxing as any five year old i ever met. i am not santana d nor do i want to be. i lost a lot of respect for him when he answered my question the way he did about the blogbababouie if you go back to my question i included you and cj also as far as answering every answer you can with no real knowledge of the sport. if you go back and read it you wizard of boxing knowledge you'll see that he even gave you a nod. each and every time i read one of your answers i give you a thumbs down along with blogbababouie and cj you guys don't know nothing. Now santana is on my list because he didn't have the courage to answer my question honestly so he will get thumbs down from me to.

Sinbad, get over yourself, it's just a "top contributor logo"....or was, it's gone now

knods(nods) to stupid idiot terry(cry baby )malone

Answer 2

Sometimes it is to check and make sure that they are not bleeding, but other times it is because by touching their nose, their hand is front of their face and therefore it is blocking punches that would be coming straight.  For many fighters it is also a habit that they do to reassure themselves (such as Allan Green constantly looking at his feet).

Answer 3

because it itches alot