If a person has sparred in class but hasn't competed in amateur or professional fights, can they still call themselves a fighter?You can't legitimately claim to be a Muay Thai fighter. Nor should you consider yourself to be a particularly advanced practitioner if you've never sparred. If a person has sparred in class but hasn't competed in amateur or professional fights, can they still call themselves a fighter?
Oh, sure, make the coffee come out of my nose.I can put myself in the oven, but that doesn't make me a biscuit.
I wouldn't. Heck, I have fought in the ring a couple of times as an amateur and I don't really consider myself a fighter (although I do consider myself a Muay Thai practitioner.)If a person has sparred in class but hasn't competed in amateur or professional fights, can they still call themselves a fighter?