In the wake of the Iola City Council’s recent discussion of bare-knuckle boxing, I thought the social media response — positive and negative — a bit overblown.
Bare-knuckle is boxing and it isn’t. It’s a savage bloodsport, and it’s not. It’s its own niche where professional fighters are celebrated and amateurs should keep away.
The term bare-knuckle comes from competitors not wearing traditional boxing gloves but instead a wrapped wrist and exposed knuckles.
With bare-knuckle, traditional boxing techniques go out the window because it’s…
