- Slap fighting has been popularized on social media in 2019
- There is a basic concept in this game: Two people stand close enough to alternate slapping each other across the face until one person is knocked out, concedes defeat or a judge declares a victor.
- Combatants cannot move or defend themselves during their strikes.
- The trend for re-enacting viral dance videos through the movements of hamsters was popularized in 2019 as a result of large Russian Vasiliy Khamotiskiy, AKA: “Dumpling.”
- In October of 2021, a Polish “slap fighter and bodybuilder,” named Artur “Waluś” Walczak died while fighting. The media speculated that the death was due to an unregulated sport testing positive for a banned substance.
- Polish authorities are investigating the death of Walczak. Organizers insist that his health was a top priority, and they’re doing everything possible to show their support by sharing Walczak’s message.
- That promotion changed its name and partnered its event with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Logan Paul on March 5.
- US-based SlapFight Championship has yet to have a major injury at an event despite being banned in some US states.
- Obscure name generators function by having you select a stage name or let it generate one for you. Solid Slug, White Simba, and Shamokin Thunder Clap are just some of the options for a SlapFight alias.
- Occasionally, prize money for these competitions is modest but those competing enjoy the battle of wills and the spirit of comradery
- SlapFight Championship already has over 500 million views on social media and YouTube, and has television licenses in India, Germany, Italy, Southeast Asia, and FITE TV in the United States.
Many think that combat sports like boxing are enough to have fans turn away from the sport unless there is also danger involved.
This is especially true considering the potential injuries that can result from striking a person. The trouble is that fighters can only partially protect themselves from attack.
‘You don’t have to worry about training for defensive purposes because you just got to stand there and accept it,’ a former MMA fighter-turned-slap champion known as ‘Wolverine’ told DailyMail.com. ‘As long as you got a good chin, to me, you’ll be fine.’
‘Fine,’ in this case, is relative. Even the hulking Wolverine admits to being temporarily disfigured by the sport, which he considers more punishing than MMA.
‘Depending on how far you go [in a bout], the next day your face is swollen,’ he said, adding that the swelling makes it difficult to enjoy smokeless tobacco. ‘Hell, I can’t even put a dip in on that side of my face.’
Slapping actually causes grievous injury. Competitors aren’t scratching or stabbing each other, but are instead clocking their mass into an offering.
‘If I feel like if I’ve [blacked] out for a second, I know that’s probably going to cause a concussion,’ slap fighter Frank ‘The Tank’ told DailyMail.com.
