Yes, because I'm not trying to hurt him in football or basketball. I am trying to hurt my opponent in boxing. It's as simple as that, I'm not going in to play tag; I'm going in to beat someone up.
i dunno, ive been hurt a lot worse playing football than i ever have boxing. and ive never entered a boxing ring thinking "this guys not gonna be breathing when im done". im in it for the sport of it, not to hurt people. so who's violent here?
Nice. I'm not a violent person, but I've boxed long enough and been around the sport long enough to know that whatever friendship or liking you may have for your opponent, you better turn that **** off. I don't go in the ring trying to kill, but I do go in the ring and I do visualize before hand myself stopping my opponent, almost without fail. I couldn't do that against my own blood.
nono i agree im not thinking "oh what a great guy" as i throw an uppercut, but thats what i meant as far as being professional and a sportsman outside AND inside the ring. im in it to win, against a-1. and my friendliest AND fiercest rivals are my brothers, and im not the only person who feels like that.
i've beaten the **** outa my brother before. he's whooped my ass well. hasn't had a "dark cloud" looming over the family tree or anything. nothing wrong with it really.