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I used to box for a few years and competed so may I can add a reply: -Headgear is good to avoid cuts and bruises but it's cumbersome. It impedes your vision, moves around a lot. It doesn't protect much from being knocked out. -5 pounds difference is OK but when it gets to 20 you start feeling it. Especially if your opponent knows how to use the weight. Height/reach difference can also be annoying. -Liver shots are bad. You get hit, think you are OK, but after a few seconds you can't breathe and go down. I have never managed to keep going after hit in the liver.