Mailbag! Why do boxers always touch their nose?

Whenever I watch boxing, I see the boxers touch their noses a lot. What's up with that?

There's no "real"/definitive answer for why this might be. However, some likely causes are:

• The boxer just got popped in the nose and is checking to see if it's broken/bloody
  
  
• The skin on the boxer's nose is irritated from getting jacked or other things Doc Dill discussed a while back
  
  
• They're checking to see where their hands are - if you can touch your nose, you know your hands are basically in the right spot
  
  
• Doing it as a means of "resetting" themselves, similar to clapping gloves
  
  
• Picked up the habit in the gym