Not that you were planning on boxing any time soon anyway, but we thought we'd help give your decision some more visual evidence. We don't advise eating too soon before or after viewing these pictures. And we understand that dudes get messed up in pretty much every boxing match, but we picked out some of the more unique and horrifying injuries.
6.) Vitali Klitschko's Eye Gets Shredded
Why It Turns Our Stomach:
A cut eye usually occurs during a boxing match, but this is pretty excessive. Two enormous gashes make this eye look like ground beef.
5.) Rocky Marciano Gets Nose Split Open
Why It Turns Our Stomach:
Rocky wasn't that good looking in the first place, but this is still horrifying.
4.) "Severe Hematoma" Fails To Describe Horrible Injury
Why It Turns Our Stomach:
It honestly looks like a golfball was surgically placed under Hasim Rahman's forehead skin.
3.) Evander Holyfield Gets Free Ear Reduction Surgery
It wouldn't be the same without a close-up.
Why It Turns Our Stomach:
First off, everyone was mega-surprised that an upstanding citizen like Mike Tyson would do something like this.
2.) Marvin "The Beastman" Eastman Takes High Hard One
He had been meaning to shave his eyebrows anyway.
Why It Turns Our Stomach:
This is more than just a cut. It's apparently a Samurai sword induced gash. The absense of blood really adds to the creepiness of the wound.
1.) Jorge Barrios Says "Adios" To His Lip
Why It Turns Our Stomach:
This is the sort of thing that is never supposed to happen to a person's face. A fat lip is one thing, but this takes it to a whole new level.
Just in case the pictures weren't graphic enough, fast forward to 4:40 of the video: