Bare knuckle boxing community charts May bonanza, debates trousers and Hawaiian fighters

Users on /sp/ compiled an extensive calendar of bare knuckle events while debating the sport's appeal, the logistics of Hawaiian fighters, and whether trousers enhance the spectacle.

A discussion on /sp/’s eternal bare knuckle boxing thread has yielded a dense calendar of upcoming events and considerable philosophical debate about the sport’s appeal.

The OP and respondents compiled an exhaustive May-through-January schedule spanning multiple promotions: Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), Gamebred FC, Power Slap, and various international circuits including Russian GROMDA and British BKB. Notable matchups include Malignaggi vs. Dy on May 16th and a June 27th bout between Selbey and an unnamed opponent. Users reportedly interspersed the calendar with horse racing dates, allegedly treating the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes as companion events.

When asked what distinguishes bare knuckle from gloved boxing, one respondent wrote: “KNUCK cards are usually entertaining from start to finish and there’s very little time between fights. I like gloved boxing a lot too, but there’s usually at least one stink bomb on every card and there’s a bunch of dead air time between fights.”

Another commenter praised the sport’s authenticity: “It’s pure JUNGLE SAVAGERY and I have no choice but to respect it. KOTS is keeping our ANIMAL NATURE alive.”

Threadgoers debated the sartorial traditions of certain promotions. One user questioned “How did the tradition of wearing trousers in TOP DOG and KLAN FC start? Are they required by the official rules?” The OP allegedly invoked “The KNUCKule Book,” claiming “fighters wearing trousers must be European, and be given a branded BELT, a tradition going back thousands of years.”

A running obsession with Hawaiian fighters and exotic venues emerged. Users speculated about knockouts on mountains with wild rams, proposed mixed martial arts and horse racing collaboration events, and one commenter asked: “Could the big retarded Hawaiian outsmart a buffalo?”

One user claimed: “EXHAUSTION GUY is ok! He is back to posting on Instagram. A little EXTREME EXHAUSTION can’t stop a true KNUCKER!” Another suggested Floyd Mayweather “could KNUCK his way back to solvency” amid “terrible financial problems.”

Threadgoers also shared footage highlights, debated Tubi TV as a reliable broadcast source, and celebrated the sport’s relative immunity to rigging allegations. “It’s more pure than is boxing imo. Plus you don’t see a lot of complaints about a fight being rigged with KNUCK,” one user wrote.