How serious is a fist fight?

This may sound foolish or a perfect of example of male chauvinism, but why not just fight and leave the law out of it. If you win, you win. If you lose, you take your beating and move on. It may sound silly but have a little pride, he swings at you swing back and mean it. Don't go into with the idea that you're gonna lose and you can call the cops, you'll lose face. I dunno, its a shitty situation, just carry a sling at all times and SLAY GOLIATH !!!

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Originally Posted by Gumby

Not a smart plan, if you really want to fight with this guy put on some boxing gloves and take the fight to a boxing ring. But do NOT go fighting someone in a public place, your odds of getting into trouble are going to be high because from the sound of it you'd be just as much a cause of the fight as he would in the eyes of the cops regardless of who struck first.

DragoonKain: Did you even bother to read the link I posted? :-/

Why is this not a smart plan? Albeit the situation does not seem to have many outs, but at the very least maintain your dignity. In all likelihood, unless he jumps you in some dark alley (which you should avoid), people will be around that will break it up within seconds/minutes. Get in close, so he can't get any real power behind punches, and it will turn into a wrestling match, like 99% of the fights that occur. You can then exchange insults, swear, etc. without looking like a little girl. Using "Im gonna tell." never garnered much respect from anyone.

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