Have you ever been in a proper fight?

[d000hg]

Inspired by discussion towards the end of this thread I wondered about peoples' real-life experience fighting for fun, self-defence, etc.

I have never got into a situation of having to fight anyone and I reckon that's probably not unusual for white middle-class folk. But a few here have some stories to tell, why not re-tell them here?

Poll coming of some sort, but stories are more fun.

[Old Greg]

Inspired by discussion towards the end of this thread I wondered about peoples' real-life experience fighting for fun, self-defence, etc.

I have never got into a situation of having to fight anyone and I reckon that's probably not unusual for white middle-class folk. But a few here have some stories to tell, why not re-tell them here?

Poll coming of some sort, but stories are more fun.

Does being beaten up count?

[kandr]

Inspired by discussion towards the end of this thread I wondered about peoples' real-life experience fighting for fun, self-defence, etc.

I have never got into a situation of having to fight anyone and I reckon that's probably not unusual for white middle-class folk. But a few here have some stories to tell, why not re-tell them here?

Poll coming of some sort, but stories are more fun.

I would disagree that its unusual for middle class people not to get into fights. Maybe ones that run away from confrontation but cowards are common in all classes.

[EternalOptimist]

I must have been about 15 ish, and I was going to the public baths in Bootle. Balliol baths. As I got off the 28 bus, a gang of lads from school got off, we were the same age and on nodding terms, so we all walked along together.
They were out for aggro, and half of them wore steelies. Steel toe capped working boots. One of the lads was a bit boisterous, there was a thwack, he was on the ground. Then a crunch as a steelie caught him full on in the lower jaw. Blood squirted everywhere, his lip and face split in a line, and his broken teeth were falling through the split, just above the chin.
we walked on and left him in a massive pool of blood and snot.
I thought 'if they do that to their mates, what will they do to their enemies'
So a fight, to me, is a situation that is life threatening, not a bust up or a barney, and yes, I have been in a dozen or so over the years. Undefeated, because I am too blooming terrified to lose.

[Mich the Tester]

There was a chap here on CUK who'd been in a dogfight over former Yugoslavia in a Tornado; all very scary I hear, ended after he spilt his Spag Bol on his lap.

[d000hg]

Does being beaten up count?

I suppose it does.

I would disagree that its unusual for middle class people not to get into fights. Maybe ones that run away from confrontation but cowards are common in all classes.

So it's cowardly to avoid fights? Or sensible?

[Old Greg]

I suppose it does.

Count me in, then.

[kandr]

I suppose it does.

So it's cowardly to avoid fights? Or sensible?

If you can follow through and have a chance of winning then sensible (even if you then get beat up, at least you tried, and had some chance), if you throw a swing and then proceed to wet your pants (ala SY) then its not sensible nor brave.

[Old Greg]

If you can follow through and have a chance of winning then sensible (even if you then get beat up, at least you tried, and had some chance), if you throw a swing and then proceed to wet your pants (ala SY) then its not sensible nor brave.

I've always it's better to run away and not get hurt than to win a fight and get a bit hurt. I also have a bit of a suspicion that men who like fighting with other men really just want to have sex with other men, but are too repressed to express it.

[d000hg]

I've always it's better to run away and not get hurt than to win a fight and get a bit hurt. I also have a bit of a suspicion that men who like fighting with other men really just want to have sex with other men, but are too repressed to express it.

Mich likes rugby, which is sort of half-way in-between fighting and shagging. Mich, comment?

If you can follow through and have a chance of winning then sensible (even if you then get beat up, at least you tried, and had some chance), if you throw a swing and then proceed to wet your pants (ala SY) then its not sensible nor brave.

Why is it sensible to fight someone, even if you know you'll win? What do you hope to achieve?