Why does everyone say to me your to pretty to box?

Question

i'm and 18 yr old girl i hate hearing people say this i love to box it makes me feel like i'm doing something with my life. my grandmother is trying to get me to quit.

Answer 1

probably because you have a good face and they don't want you to mess it up.

Answer 2

if you have a passion for boxing then go for it. don't worry about what others are saying to you in order to discourage you.

Answer 3

**** cuz they do

Answer 4

Well what do you look?  No, just kidding.  People just judge people based on how they look

They don't see a beautiful girl boxing too often so people aren't used to it

Don't quit though..i love boxing...never give up on something you love.

Answer 5

Do you have a plan other than boxing for your life ? If it's just boxing then you have a problem. What are your future plans and goals ? You're 18 and are you considering going to college or a trade school ? Or is this what you want to do for the rest of your life? I can understand that there are people who love the sport but how many people are actually being paid to box ? I think as an exercise it's and ok idea, although there are a ton of other things you can do to stay in shape.  Physiologically speaking a woman's body wasn't made to receive blows to the chest. And like some people have already posted your nose can be broken and made crooked, scars all over your face and your chest would look absolutely terrible once your career is over with. Before you go any further realize that these are some of the likely outcomes.  So are you going to fight into your late 20's,30's or 40's ? As a female boxer, how much do you think you'll make ? It's peanuts! The pay is not comparable to male salaries! And then what ?? Where do you go from there ?

You can love the sport but you don't have to lay down with it!

Answer 6

Because sometimes your face can get a bit deformed... Very few boxers ever come out clean from boxing. As exercise its awesome, but as a career it can damage you in the long term... Especially women! not because your delicate flowers :P but because I hardly EVER see women using defense!! They just go straight at it trying to hurt the other one.... take too many shots to the head and your gonna have brain problems... either way good luck!

*** If its an outlet to let go of rage thats good. I am sorry your dad was such a prick. I say keep on sparring!

Answer 7

Your life is yours to live as you see fit.  I find a woman that can defend herself to be very encouraging.  Other people have fears, and perhaps those fears are well-founded, but they shouldn't try to dump that on you.  

As long as you accept the possibility of getting your face mashed up, then I say go for it.  If you think it can't possible happen to you, then you are deceiving yourself.  It could happen, you could get your nose irreversibly knocked crooked, you could get a permanent scar from a gash around your eyeballs.  As long as you understand the dangers, you can tell the people in your life to mind their own business.  Keep your left up and keep swinging away.

Answer 8

Judging by the questioon, I'd have a rumble wid you babe, lol

Cos they don't wanna see you get hurt probably