# RO: If you like dog fighting you'll love baby boxing **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 22, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253 "2012-08-22T05:23:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/1 "2012-08-22T05:23:39Z")
[Three women in New Jersey arrested for arranging fights among the toddlers at their day care center.](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/08/day-care-workers-accused-of-encouraging-toddlers-screaming-crying-fight/) Impossible to say yet whether this was an isolated incident, or just another round on the way to the championships. One of the idiots allegedly recorded it using her cell phone camera. I don’t know why this struck me as so funny. I must be a horrible person. Fortunately for all concerned, I am not a parent. ---
**Author:** ![Makeitstop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@Makeitstop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Makeitstop)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/2 "2012-08-22T05:44:24Z")
Thats…uh…I have no words. I mean, it _is_ kind of funny…but I’m not laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/3 "2012-08-22T06:18:26Z")
Man, they start MMA training **young** these days. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/4 "2012-08-22T07:00:44Z")
I really hate the baby league MMA fights because all they do is ground and pound. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/5 "2012-08-22T07:28:30Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > I really hate the baby league MMA fights because all they do is ground and pound. It’a all become too commercial nowadays. Back in my day, we just beat each other for the love of the sport. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/6 "2012-08-22T07:30:06Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > I really hate the baby league MMA fights because all they do is ground and pound. And they cry! C’mon, kids, crawl it off! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/7 "2012-08-22T07:35:03Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I don’t know why this struck me as so funny. I must be a horrible person. That’s the reaction I’ve seen elsewhere over this; people are simultaneously horrified and amused. Lots of “Toddler Fight Club” jokes; “The first rule of Toddler Fight Club is…” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/8 "2012-08-22T07:36:27Z")
Now I gotta know – what IS the first rule of Toddler Fight Club? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/9 "2012-08-22T07:39:33Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Now I gotta know – what IS the first rule of Toddler Fight Club? “No tattling.” ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/10 "2012-08-22T07:51:05Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > And they cry! C’mon, kids, crawl it off! The crying is actually part of the metagame. Rather than using the overused tactic of intimidation and making the opponent think they can’t win, they act like whimps and then show their true strength only when necessary. Think of it as a very loud, obnoxious version of “I am not left handed.” ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/11 "2012-08-22T07:53:26Z")
Interesting. When I was a kid, there was a lot of “my daddy could beat your daddy !” going around. I guess these people have grown up and flipped. “Oh yeah ? Well \*my \*baby could kick your baby’s ass !” ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/12 "2012-08-22T08:17:23Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Interesting. When I was a kid, there was a lot of “my daddy could beat your daddy !” going around. I guess these people have grown up and flipped. “Oh yeah ? Well \*my \*baby could kick your baby’s ass !” They’re probably the same jerks who tried to sell us Kid Beer! (Possibly NSFW because of a little gore and a brief glimpse of an areola on a breastfeeding woman) [noparse][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP6ZAZiGkQs[/noparse]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP6ZAZiGkQs%5B/noparse%5D) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/13 "2012-08-22T08:36:51Z")
“[No pinching, only punching](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/delaware-daycare-workers-arrested-shocking-video-allegedly-shows-toddlers-forced-fight-article-1.1140969)” was apparently an instruction that can be heard on the sound track of the video. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/14 "2012-08-22T08:51:13Z")
Bill Cosby: “… My job, is I’m the goalie. The children come at me, I kick 'em back into play.” ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/15 "2012-08-22T10:58:47Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > That’s the reaction I’ve seen elsewhere over this; people are simultaneously horrified and amused. Lots of “Toddler Fight Club” jokes; “The first rule of Toddler Fight Club is…” They **can’t** talk about Toddler Fight Club. They don’t know how to use their words yet. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/16 "2012-08-22T11:39:17Z")
I wonder what the young adult toughs are like in that neighbourhood, after a couple of decades of training? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/17 "2012-08-22T11:45:26Z")
Nitpick: Dover Delaware not New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/18 "2012-08-22T12:12:56Z")
It was Hands of Our Future LLC Day Care, wasn’t it? Fists Of Fury Primary School are pretty rigid with intakes, so I’d be glad someone had the foresight to get those performances recorded. ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/19 "2012-08-22T14:04:10Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Nitpick: Dover Delaware not New Jersey. Yeah, Jersey is tough, but those guys from Delaware…maniacs! Classic short-man’s disease: They wanna kick Rhode Island’s ass. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253/20 "2012-08-22T14:09:34Z")
I’m hoping those three bitches get some jail time and are prevented from ever again working in the presence of children. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-if-you-like-dog-fighting-youll-love-baby-boxing/632253.md?page=2)