walking while black - Trayvon Martin

[Cynical Ninja]

Over the years I have been in more than a few knuckle sessions and have very few scars on my hands from them. Probably only 3 or 4 times have I even skinned them while beating the shit out of some D-Bag in a bar that hit a woman or some such. So marks on T's hands (or the lack thereof) doesn't man a lot. Unless T hit Z in the teeth there is only soft tissue involved. Ever seen one of these monkeys go off on someone? Usually it ends with the beater stradling the beatee and just wailing on him, no precision, no technique. Sloppy but effective on a downed opponent. The pics of Z's injuries support what I have seen.

I don't care if you are a short arse like me or a sixfootersez properly punching someone hard in the jaw or in the face hurts your hand. That's because its bone (your knuckles) against bone (their jawbone or skull, the skull also being one of the most dense and hard bones in the human body).

Back in the days of bareknuckle boxing very few blows were aimed at the face or head because of the damage to the hands caused by repeated blows. Most blows in bareknuckle boxing were aimed at the softer body that's why bouts could last so many rounds. Nothing to do with the fact they were “harder” in the good old days but due to the fact they would thump each other with body blows to the point of exhaustion. Not until the introduction of bandages and padded gloves did boxers begin to concentrate their attacks on their opponents jaw and head to try and knock him out.

Also as User mentioned T hit Z 25 times and didn't have a drop of Zs blood on his hands?

Erm...what?