What would happen in fighting sports if groin shots were allowed?

[Anonymous]

Guys don't get to wear cups. Nut shots are allowed.

Men would win

Women would win

[Anonymous]

Some fighting sports do still allow groin shots - although cups are generally optional other than for some competitive guy vs girl fights. Combat Sambo and traditional Muay Thai (that I practice) come to mind. Where cups are not allowed, or when a guy chooses not to wear one for comfort and flexibility reasons, the guy will more often than not still have many physical advantages over a girl - such as height, weight, strength and reach etc. However, it is a massive advantage for the girl if she is allowed to strike to the groin, especially when the guy isn’t wearing a cup. Guys tend to have a ‘code’ not to strike one another ‘down there’, but girls have no such code - so they can literally run up and kick guys in the balls just as hard as they possibly can at the first opportunity they get to win the fight! Although guys still have more physical advantages in such fights, where groin shots are allowed the girls win rates are much higher.

[Coyote07]

This is what it comes down to. People that say that any guy with a bit of training can easily avoid or shrug of a groin strike is being ridiculous. On the other hand, it's no move is perfectly reliable and it depends a lot on the amount of training that both combatants have in using and defending against them.

Another factor that I've been taught (and I've seen enough to know it's true!) is that some men are just more or less vulnerable because their bodies vary a lot down there. A guy who naturally has more "target" exposed from more angles is typically going to struggle more to prevent an opponent's kicks from connecting with his testicles.

Overall, at the same weight class an average guy is still going to have an edge over a girl, but allowing groin strikes makes the odds a lot closer.

[The-Wise-Phoenix]

If you go for a man's balls more than likely all you are going to do is piss him off.
Unless it's a good sold accurate hit It will not instantly drop him like it does in the movies.
He will go into Hulk mode.

[laraWM]

I'd say nothing. It is more a safety issue for guys, they must wear a cup when fighting and if you forbid it, you'll probably see a lot more testicular injuries. But I don't think it will really change the results.
For the poll I don't think fights with men against women are not allowed anyway.

[Anonymous]

I wrestle my boyfriend sometimes we agree to allow lighter shots there to “spar” he still wins 90% of the time unless he gets cocky. He is a wrestler. Men would definitely lose more often but they’d still have the advantage I think. Do you have any experience with this?

[ChrisMaster69]

The sport would be banned.

also a guy would very easily out mass a girl, broken cheek bones, nose, etc would be very common place.

[bruno17707]

Then the girls would destroy the boys in like 6 seconds. It is for safety that you can't go for the groin and its unfair.

[FunkyMonkee]

No fights would last more than 5 seconds and most fighters would talk in very high squeaky voices!!

[Anonymous]

This again?
Men would still win. By a lot! If you are midnight with the adrenaline flowing you won't even feel most of it. Not to mention it's very easy to guard and counter.

[Joshua0213]

It my hurt but the women would be killed lol. its obvious men are much stronger in 99.999% of cases

[Static_In_The_Attic]

Guys would take a hit & boom.

[NYCQuestions1976]

No fights would last more than 10 seconds.

[Iron_Man]

A lot of people would go down

[Anonymous]

this might be fun