Boxing guilt

I suffered from boxing guilt in my day.
I should add Ray Arcel denied boxing causing harm to its participants.
That stooping pretty darn low.

Perhaps Ken Overlin said it best. “It’s a stinking racket but I like it”

 

Boxing is the only sport which matters to me.

 

i am ashamed to say i have forgotten the names of some of the motorbike racers i have seen die live(mostly the ones from when i was a kid). those images live with me way more than anything i have ever seen in boxing.

 

It doesn't bother me when fighters are injured or die. I thought that Mancini vs Kim, and Benn vs McClellan were awesome fights. I don't know them personally, and I figure that's just one of the risks of Boxing, MMA, Kickboxing, Nascar, Football, or Bullfighting. If you have a weak stomach for those things then maybe you should watch Tennis or Golf.

 

everyone knows the risks

did F1 fans feel guilty about there love of the sport after that day in 94 when two drivers were killed (one the greatest F1 driver of all time. NO

 

please don't tell me your down with any official religion

 

Jose Suliaman saved boxing for me.

 

I don't feel guilty in a case like McClellan vs Benn per se, because that was a legitimate match and accidents happen in any combat sport. It is tragic though.

I object to blatant mismatches, "brave" corners and bloodlust. The epitome of this is the fact that Ward vs Gatti got two sequels. By the end, it was no longer a question of the best facing the best, or a fighter trying to work his way into title contention or even contender status. These fighters were picked because their soft defense, big hearts and ability to take punishment made for a violent spectacle.

That is not what boxing is to me, and its existence taints it all.