Can making boxing a scholastic sport bring it back to where it was?

"Personality" and "realness" equals farcical decisions, god awful refereeing, Turkish promoters acting as time keepers, and Don King politics. :-((

 

Sorry I think I was assuming you meant inserting it into PE class as well as an extra curricular activity. I dont believe (amatuer) boxing to be more of a violent sport than football as I have partaken in both. I am saying that people would definitely have a problem allowing a form of combat in a place of education. Even though I know under proper conditions it could be fun, and a very beneficial thing just like the other extra curriculars. I am saying that it is interpreted as a violent sport and would make people uneasy, you would have a hard time selling it.

 

Oh god, this would never happen here. Little Pétur goes home with a bleeding nose and two teeth fallen out. Mummy sues the schools ass.

 

They could honestly pull it off at any low income charter school in any Ghetto as long as there are people to run it and support it. Public school is a different matter.

 

I think one issue you have to pay attention to, is how would it be organized? How would they compete; and against whom? Would the program and the boxers be registered with USA Boxing and compete in open shows against guys who box at other gyms? If they're not registered with USA Boxing, it's not really helping the US amateur system any or getting more kids into it; as USA Boxing is the sanctioning body for all amateur events in the US.

 

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. The reason boxing is down is because all the great athletes are going to Professional Arm Wrestling.

Guys like Bull Hurley (The physical specimen in my avatar) would have undoubtably reigned supreme among today among these jokers.

But yeah, Boxing in schools would turn the sport around but would never happen. DODGEBALL is banned in schools now.

 

Arm wrestling? :rofl

Honestly?

 

fitzgeraldz,
I believe that boxing, other martial arts, other sports and other after school activites such as music, art and drama are in your words "A gateway to; stay out of trouble, build confidence and self esteem, discipline, focus, and a great way to bond and build relationships."

 

It's obvious you've never seen the movie Over The Top or watched Pro Arm Wrestling on ESPN. Here's a picture of some of these athletes that would be ruling the heavyweight division,

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See what I mean?

 

Yeah. I hear ya man.

 

Yes we are all aware of the American classic "Over The Top"

 

I wonder if that same mum can sue the school when her son tears his acl, or gets a concussion playin football.... or tears his rotator cuff in baseball....

 

Indeed.

I mean, schools around here in US even ban Dodge ball for ****s sakes. :nut