Bare knuckle boxing is an essential part of gypsy (Irish traveller) culture and is used to settle disputes between individuals or entire families. The two guys in this YouTube video get started quickly and begin trading heavy punches.

Though far off from the skill sets of elite level boxers and kickboxers these two guys do display some knowledge of effective striking. There is some head movement displayed and they both have a pretty good idea of how to block punches. The wild swinging and haymaker punches while it looks cool shows that neither man is at a professional level though.

As the fight continues on it looks as if the guy with hair is getting the better of his slightly larger, more heavily muscled foe. His punches are cleaner too. Less loop and winding to them. They are more technical, straight punches while his opponents have more power to them they miss most of the time. The guy with the hair lands a shot then intelligently moves out of his opponents punching range.

A good one, two punch combination is thrown by the guy with the hair at the one minute and twenty second mark but the bald guy is able to absorb it. A big left hook is finally landed by the bald guy shortly thereafter which is the most significant strike of the fight so far, dropping his opponent to the ground. He is given the opportunity to get back to his feet, respectfully.

Guy with hair lands his one, two combination again but the momentum is on his opponent’s side now. Bald guy rips some punches to his opponent’s body and starts to pile it on here, going for the finish. The fight finally ends at the two minute and forty-five second mark after a big right hook from baldy puts his opponent down hard.