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Power slap is stupid and not a sport. amirite?
by everette161 week ago
I don't actively watch it. But I'll be damnwd if I don't get a kick out of watching a clip every so often if it pops up
by florinekohler1 week ago
I used to watch the odd clip when they were first becoming popular on YouTube. Then after a few clips I realised how stupid it was that people are taking this seriously.
by Correct-Reality4291 week ago
Yeah this. I don't care for sports in general. Give me highlights and I'll move on.
by Anonymous1 week ago
slapping isn't a sport
by Lanky_Tax41361 week ago
I agree. And I think most people do. So this might not be such an unpopular opinion. Also, this "sport" must be absolutely devastating to the neck and brain?
by valentina401 week ago
People died in competitions
by Low_Drink_701 week ago
Delightful
by Kay751 week ago
😮
by valentina401 week ago
Idk if just saying people died really means much considering people have died in baseball and football too. Wouldn't be surprised if people have died in combat sports like boxing
by Less-Swimming-71741 week ago
Billions of people have been playing football for hundreds of years. Maybe hundreds of people have been competing in power slap for a small handful of years. It's not a fair comparison, and if you put them on the same scale I would guess the probability of death in power slap would be thousands of times higher.
by Anonymous1 week ago
If it's not inherently dangerous, why do Football players wear helmets and such heavy padding and why is the sport notorious for childhood brain damage? Also with baseball, I take it you've never gotten beaned by a ball you failed to catch as a kid. Plus haven't you seen those videos of pitchers breaking their arm just from throwing the ball a little too hard? You'd be surprised just how little has to go wrong to seriously hurt yourself when pushing yourself to the physical limit.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Just a heads up, but the two of you are talking about very different games of football.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I noticed that after replying 😭 i shouldve specified i meant american fb
by Less-Swimming-71741 week ago
International football is more dangerous than grid iron football because there are no pads, people are not trained, nor expecting to take a hit, and they run into each other at very high speeds. Its pretty much the most dangerous sport for those reasons 😅
by Ok_Level1 week ago
lolololol. it's soooo dangerous that youtube has tons of compilations of the whiny babies flopping, and crying like that were just hit by a baseball bat, even though they often weren't even touched... there's even one where the guy grabs the other guys arm, moves it into his face, then flops onto the ground
by Lanky_Tax41361 week ago
Even in that kind of Football, I've seen slide tackles go horribly wrong and people dislocate joints and break bones just from tripping during their sprint. Hell, on March 24th of this year, a U17 (under 17) player named Wassim Djezzar died after hitting his head in a fall, and there's almost always a few association players who die from injuries each year. Sports are dangerous, even if some are riskier than others. (Though as a side note, statistically you're more likely to get into a serious car accident on your way to or from the game than you are to get hurt in the game itself, even the high-risk ones like American Football or Rugby.)
by Anonymous1 week ago
Exactly, there is significantly more skill expression in boxing and measures are taken to reduce damage to the fighters This is why powerslap is a stupid sport. There is significantly less skill expression for a significantly higher chance of injury and brain damage. The trade off is unacceptable
by Anonymous1 week ago
There's a small possibility that boxing will eventually be banned but I doubt it. At somepoint you have to give an outlet for people that want to fight. Combat sports are thousands of years old and are as popular as ever. It's primal, fighting will always exist and people pursuing excellence in fighting will always exits
by Anonymous1 week ago
Chill. I'm just pointing out that saying "People have died" isn't exactly the best argument as a ton of sports can kill you. I probably should've specified I'm american but did you forget the whole tackling part of football? Stories like Damar Hamlin's collapse on field aren't exactly unheard of. Lucky for him, he recovered but a lot of people don't or they experience long term damage. And I've heard of baseball players experiencing commotio cordis, a form of cardiac arrest, simply from the ball impacting their chest at the right speed at the right moment. Not to mention them breaking bones or getting injured from getting hit
by Less-Swimming-71741 week ago
natural selection
by Jolly_Savings_71511 week ago
That's right! The strong slappers enjoy the spoils of victory and spread their strong slapping seeds.
by Anonymous1 week ago
it is
by bartonleffler1 week ago
A lot of brain damage indeed.
by chelsea691 week ago
Stupid? Sure. Not a sport? Objectively incorrect.
by Anonymous1 week ago
This is very much a popular opinion
by Anonymous1 week ago
It is a sport, though whether it's at all a good one is up to you.
by Hjerde1 week ago
Anything can be a sport
by Anonymous1 week ago
Make money with things you love and you don't have to work a single day in your life. - Dana White
by Cvonrueden1 week ago
It is a sport by definition - "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual/team competes against other for entertainment". I love it.
by Anonymous1 week ago
What skill does it require? I'm not being coy, I really want to know if there is a skill curve in slapping someone hard.
by Delicious_Usual_32961 week ago
I imagine there probably is some skill in learning how to slap, just like learning how to punch.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Hitting someone at all is technically a skill, as it requires some degree of hand eye coordination. Also, pain tolerance to some extent.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I mean whether it requires a lot of skill or only some is debatable. But it definitely at least requires some skill. Like even walking is a skill right?
by Anonymous1 week ago
To slap as hard as they do probably requires some understanding of physics, not to mention practice to build up that degree of muscle.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I think I get a bigger kick out of feeling like I'm watching live action Darwin awards than I do in any sense of watching an actual sport. Didn't Idiocracy basically do this one too? Or am I just thinking of "ouch my balls?"
by Anonymous1 week ago
I described this to one of my friends who never heard of it before as Two brain dead Neanderthals competing to render eachother even more brain dead
by Anonymous1 week ago
I can agree it is dumb but it is a sport by definition activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Counterpoint: it's about as intelligent as running sports. It's a little technique but primarily just a contest of who is physically superior at the thing
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yeah people saying its not a sport is just outright wrong. Its stupid sure, but by definition it is a sport
by kesslerscotty1 week ago
Running is not a combat sport. Running is an endurance sport, just like cycling. In combat sports you are allowed to protect yourself. In this "sport" you can't do anything other than wait for your opponent to give you brain damage. Saying that power slapping is as intelligent as running is frankly quite dumb.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Running is so braindead we literally have animals do it. Power slap is seeing who has the physically superior chin and power. Running is who is the fastest. Saying running is an endurance sport doesn't magically make it any less braindead considering the athlete makes near 0 decisions ever.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Except you can safely train for running without dying or getting brain damage. Seems more intelligent to me.
by Mobile-Fly96771 week ago
How is that relevant ?
by Anonymous1 week ago
To train for this you train neck strength, the whole thing is about having a strong enough neck to avoid whiplash
by Anonymous1 week ago
That wasn't what they said.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Reading again, I see what you mean. Except it is kinda what they said, just not what they meant lol. Could have been clearer.
by Mobile-Fly96771 week ago
That is what I meant by physically superior you are correct. Whoever can take a hit better and hit harder is the winner. Bigger necks, traps, arms and overall explosive rotation from an otherwise awkward position that is not ideal for striking is needed.
by Anonymous1 week ago
They already have brain damage, don't worry about them
by Anonymous1 week ago
Wait till you find out about the Sauna Championships
by Anonymous1 week ago
The only reason anyone sees it is because it's heavily promoted on the UFC social media channels, which it isn't really anything to do with.
by jeremykulas1 week ago
It's about as much of a sport as you and a friend drunkingly kicking each other in the nuts. Make of that what you will.
by Granville231 week ago
Yeah... It's entertainment. Same way you don't watch a movie and say "hey! This is just a bunch of people playing pretend!"
by Unlikely-Health21431 week ago
It is a sport my friend. As much a sport as anything else. They train, to compete. You mustn't believe esports are "sports" either i guess? When they practice 5-10 thousand hours to get to that point
by Gayle461 week ago
Tbf Esports are sports in the same sense that hotdog eating contests are sports
by Anonymous1 week ago
You could train and compete at masturbating but I'm still not gonna pretend it's a sport.
by tatyanawilliams1 week ago
Unpopular opinions
by Delaney371 week ago
I don't think anyone was surprised when it was announced that Power Slap got cancelled.
by Satterfieldamal1 week ago
I think one reporter who think its fake get slaped.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Anything that draws an audience is a sport
by Muted_Ad1 week ago
Totally. Although I could slap a few people
by Hot-Leopard-93021 week ago
It won't last long. Once someone dies onstage, it'll be banned
by Bartellmartine1 week ago
the concept of sports is itself a bit iffy but a large part of the philosophy is about a fan base that get together and fraternize over the team they chose. athleticism is about pushing the mind and body through rigorous training. theres many dumb sports that arent athletic, and many athletic activities that arent sports
by Anonymous1 week ago
Women do it to. WHY
by Anonymous1 week ago
Agreed. It's the Nascar of combat sports.
by Ok_Damage1 week ago
its actually quiet entertaining. RIP to all brains involved though
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yeah but it's damn entertaining and funny. If idiots want to slap each other's faces into oblivion so be it. Not my face. Not my problem.
by No-Bag76151 week ago
This isn't an unpopular opinion at all
by emily961 week ago
Did not know this was even a thing. So dumb
by Anonymous1 week ago
Nobody actually watches it. How could that be an unpopular opinion?
by Pretty_Baby81661 week ago
it's funny though
by Anonymous1 week ago
when i was a kid i had 2 teacher that would beat me, they very often slapped me very very hard. now because of that i have tinnitus for life, not to mention some other ear problems as well. so yeah, that is very stupid. and i guess completely no-skill. however it being a sport or not, idk, I mean boxing also harms people, or even football.
by Shot-Flamingo1 week ago
Ernest Hemingway said: "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."
by Anonymous1 week ago
It's brutal and can't be good for the brain. At least with boxing and mma you have a chance to defend yourself but this you cop full body slaps to the head.
by Anonymous1 week ago
THIS IS NOT AN UNPOPULAR OPINION
by Anonymous1 week ago
So if it required no talent or skill, you presumably could become a world champ if you wanted to badly enough?
by Anonymous1 week ago
I would assume even their biggest fans would agree with this
by Anonymous1 week ago
The skill is pain tolerance.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Ngl I enjoy it powerslap it's fun to watch with friends and a couple of beers. Also I agree it's not a sport the people competing are hilarious to watch 🤣
by Jazzlike_Half1 week ago
omg this is so right. the entire point of it is to cause pain, idk how anyone would find it funny or entertaining but some ppl do smh
by Designer_Event1 week ago
Someone has this same opinion about whatever sports ball game you cream your jeans over. It's apparently popular and entertaining enough to be considered a sport whether you like it or not.
by Anonymous1 week ago
No one disagrees with this. The only reason why it's still a thing is because Dana White is milking it out of spite towards the people telling him it's stupid.
by GoldSquash1 week ago
"It's just as dumb as any other sportsball game ☝️🤓" Objectively wrong though
by Anonymous1 week ago
Not really. Only diference is amount of braindeads playing at the same time. But yea, a team has more inteligence collectively
by Hettingerruben1 week ago
Agreed. At best they need to make sure they aim right but with the other person just standing still, it's hardly a skill.
by Elouise801 week ago
Imagine changing it to the pimp slap competition
by Anonymous1 week ago
It's more of an endurance competition than anything. It's a test of how much pain and shock you can withstand while still being able to dish an equal amount back. It's basically combat sports stripped down to its absolute fundamentals. It ticks all the boxes of what a sport is. Or at very least, I guess it's an evolution of the classic schoolyard game of "slap me as hard as you can, I can take it come on"
by Anonymous1 week ago
It is a sport and you don't get to declare what is or isn't a sport. I agree it's stupid.
by Funny-Drag1 week ago
Same with slapping, again, neither are sports.
by smitchell1 week ago
Idk, all they do is beat each other until one wins by nockout or major injury.
by smitchell1 week ago
All runners do is move legs quick. All weightlifters do is pick up object. All football players do is kick ball into net. All tennis players do is hit ball with racquet You can make anything sound stupid when you simplify it like that, but then you just make yourself sound stupid
by Anonymous1 week ago
If you say so kid.
by smitchell1 week ago
Lol, bro doubled down on the stupidity
by Anonymous1 week ago
popular opinion
by Damorekip1 week ago
Never heard of it. Good job promoting something you hate.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Meh. Just because you don't enjoy it doesn't invalidate it. I don't watch it myself but can appreciate seeing someone getting the piss slapped out of them now and again
by Anonymous1 week ago
nah arm wrestling is dope, kings move anyone?
by Anonymous1 week ago
I would take it further and sys that all "fighting" sports are stupid and just boring. It's just 2 guys hitting each other. I fail to see how that is even remotely entertaining.
by Regular_Rabbit1 week ago
Tbf you only think that because you have no idea what you're talking about
by Anonymous1 week ago
To be fair I know that's it's just futile boring crap.
by Regular_Rabbit1 week ago
Eh, at least with MMA and Boxing there's some serious training that goes into it. Plus some strategy and endurance. This slap thing is literally just standing there, waiting to get slapped. I think fighting is a different form of sport, hence the term bloodsport. Certainly not a sport in the sense that soccer or American football are.
by Negative_Frame_53211 week ago
Still completely irrelevant since the final product is still meh! at best.
by Regular_Rabbit1 week ago
I agree with you.. I think no "sport", where the means to win is inflicting aggressive bodily harm should be a sport.
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