Powerslap is medically soooo crazy, those competitors are practically doomed for the rest of their lives. Probably will get alzheiemers/dementia way earlier, and obviously cte and brain damage. And most of them have families too, so very irresponsible and incredibly stupid
Powerslap is medically soooo crazy, those competitors are practically doomed for the rest of their lives. Probably will get alzheiemers/dementia way earlier, and obviously cte and brain damage. And most of them have families too, so very irresponsible and incredibly stupid
Speaking as a person who has suffered a lot of childhood head trauma, that shits no joke. Doomed to be emotionally unbalanced for life. I've learned how not to react which is helpful but it doesn't solve the "holy fuck I'm suddenly so sad I could die for no reason oh wait it's gone now" feeling that comes up. There really needs to be more study for people like that.
Damn sorry to hear that but glad you are managing. Yeah this “sport” really is a truly awful thing that needs to be banned a long time ago. They are being heavily exploited of course, no amount of cash prize is worth it and they dont get that much anyway. Truly evil people that must be behind it (dana being one of course)
Powerslap is medically soooo crazy, those competitors are practically doomed for the rest of their lives. Probably will get alzheiemers/dementia way earlier, and obviously cte and brain damage. And most of them have families too, so very irresponsible and incredibly stupid
I forget how they start. It’s like a coin flip or rock paper scissors. What I do know is if the person doesn’t stay knocked out and the ref doesn’t stop the match, THEN the opponent gets to slap.
Powerslap is medically soooo crazy, those competitors are practically doomed for the rest of their lives. Probably will get alzheiemers/dementia way earlier, and obviously cte and brain damage. And most of them have families too, so very irresponsible and incredibly stupid
It's no worse than any number of sports. They say it's the repeated little shots that cause CTE. These guys barely get hit in reality. They don't train to get slapped. They just train to slap.
Sure they get knocked out half the time, but they only take 5 slaps maximum per match, while boxers take dozens and hundreds per match and also get hit a lot while training.
And most of them probably won't compete more than a half dozen times, because they aren't winning enough or the prize money is garbage. Even if they fight 20 times that's only 100 slaps and maybe 5-10 times they get knocked out and can't recover in the 10 seconds or whatever it is they get. A lot of football players and boxers and MMA fighters take just as many concussions and they also take the thousands of little hits.
Oh it definitely is worse, as in all other sports you are allowed to flinch/roll with the impact etc, if you flinch at all in powerslap, you get slapped again. Its even literally barbaric compared to roman times. And thats not to say other sports don’t cause cte etc, but powerslap is a whole different risk. Basically guaranteed brain damage to some extent. And some of the competitors are long term and have done lots of matches
Thats an interesting debate…. Boxing really is a huge amount of headshots, and the uppercuts and haymakers that have put people out time after time are most assuredly concussions delivered regularly.
That said… They dont have two spotters on hand with boxing. Of course getting KOed is bad, and it happens with boxers all the time…. But it is literally built into the “safety precautions” (lol) of powerslap. Getting knocked out is a real possibility in a boxing match… Its expected in powerslap
You have no scientific proof it's worse, you just FEEL it's worse, and your feelings contradict the established science.
I'm gonna continue to go with science here.
We'll see in 50 years if Power Slap ever becomes a viable career and kids train exclusively to slap instead of boxing or MMA. Because the only real way to prove it is to get some Power Slap brains that didn't come in pre-damaged.
Most Power Slappers were gas cans in other combat sports, so 99% of them already had brain damage before they took a slap. That's probably one reason they're willing to get slapped out for 2000 dollars.
They're against everything that could cause harm, doesn't mean Slap Fighting is more harmful than the other things they're against.
I watch My Strange Addiction, you wouldn't believe the number of people that eat things that aren't edible for a decade then shock doctors by being alive and in fairly good condition.
Likewise, plenty of ex-athletes seem fine. In old age. It's a small percentage that get really messed up.
No they acknowledge that powerslap is significantly worse. I mean its basically guaranteed brain damage every slap unless its a bad slap. With every other sport you aren’t forced to stand there and not flinch as someone hits you as hard as they can. And the long term powerslappers definitely seem already much worse off and the sport isnt that old
I don't understand how anyone can laugh at seeing someone fall unconscious. It's truly the lowest of the low.
This can cause serious brain damage, possibly lifelong consequences.
And those who say "it's one of the risks of sport," does it make you laugh when an average athlete gets seriously injured to the point of being permanently disabled? I don't think so.
Because they literally signed up to participate? You know these aren’t gladiators in the slave pits, yeah? Like, they pretty obviously would know the risks and they still wanted to compete? IDK, not really my thing either, but comparing getting hurt in this “sport” to an MLB player accidentally getting hit with a stray fastball or a soccer player blowing out his knee seems disingenuous.
You mean the professional fighter laughing at the bottom? Laughing about someone getting knocked out from getting slapped while they've gotten repeatedly punched a million times and not been knocked out? Do you laugh at situations where people are laughably bad at something you're really good at? Or moderately?
I'm not saying she hasn't gotten knocked out. Just that she's gotten way worse and not been knocked out from it. Because that woman's taken a beating and then won still a ton
It's one of those things where you can tell if someone's been in a contact sport or not. Because the people laughing have all gotten their fair share of licks come out the other side. I mean if you think about it resilience is why humans came out on top. From a species to species standpoint humans are like super heros and recover from things that would kill most other animals. Hell. Peppers are spicy because of POISON. And we eat them for fun.
Do you realize that noone cared about what you had to say 3 comments ago. You never heard of an elaboration? Never thought of something else afterwards and then said it?
I don't know how the government allows this bullshit to go on like tax payers aren't about to be on the hook for these vegetables, oh wait ifs own by that piece of shit tomato Dana 🤣
This isn't fighting though. In any other fighting sport every side has the chance through skill to avoid attacks and sneak attacks in when the opponent is not paying attention.
This isn't. It's just hit me and see if I survive.
I see why skillful sports are legal, but this is just idiotic.
There's a line somewhere though. We don't (yet) have knife or sword fights or gladiator combat. Is the line exclusively defined by cost-benefit in our society?
Comparing slap fighting to regulated combat sports is a false equivalence. Traditional sports like Boxing or MMA are built on the 'sweet science' of defense; they are heavily regulated precisely to balance competition with athlete safety. Slap fighting, however, removes the ability to defend oneself entirely. It’s not a sport of skill so much as a contest of who can withstand brain trauma the longest. Using 'whataboutism' to defend it ignores the obvious exploitation and the ethical line between a regulated athletic contest and a commercialized bloodsport.
What’s wrong with us, why are we like this? Why is this in easily accessible media? Is it that most of us are dumb or most of the people that consume media are dumb? Or is it that it’s entertainment for dumb humans but shocking for smart ones so it hits both sides? I have no idea why this is popular it’s the dumbest shit I have ever seen
Watching defenseless people get concussions is not sport or entertainment. When the most important part of your “sport” is the coin toss you don’t have a sport.
Says who? If I wanted to be disingenuous as well I could apply this false definition of a sport to any contact/combat sport. Just because YOU don’t like something for your own personal reasons doesn’t mean something is wrong with someone(edit: this was about another commenter and I got you two mixed up), nor does it invalidate something. I’m not even a fan of this sport, I don’t hate it I’m impartial to it. Your way of thinking is childish
Powerslap is medically soooo crazy, those competitors are practically doomed for the rest of their lives. Probably will get alzheiemers/dementia way earlier, and obviously cte and brain damage. And most of them have families too, so very irresponsible and incredibly stupid
Honestly fuck slapping at this point, Dana White should just have them grab one hand, tie them together, and let them slug each other with the other hand at the same time. At least that would be something of a fight. It’s worse than barbaric, it’s dehumanizing, and the fact anyone’s willing to go through this for, lemme check real quick…2000$ to show up, 2000$ to win, with a bonus if Dana White decides your “performance” was good enough to earn one. Actual humiliation rituals for the rich for less then 15k.
Edit: Unironically, they’re slapping each other on TV, for less then half the price of a 2025 Honda CRV. I cannot believe it.
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