Great, now Australia wants to ban boxing

What about swimming? Surely more people die from sharks and crocs over there than boxing?
Govn't control freaks....same people who want to ban guns and smoking.

 

The medical association in Australia has been calling for boxing to be banned ever since I can remember. It gets highlighted in a major way when events such as the recent tragedy occur but even without a fatality they still rear their head from time to time and say ban boxing(nowadays MMA as well).

 

While they're at it they should ban racedriving too.

Everytime a fatality happens in boxing people jump right on it, while they happen regularly in motorized sports for instance.

 

The way Ozzie boxers have been performing in the past year or two, Im not sure if the boxing world will even notice.

 

They won't be missed.

 

Sun bathing kills more is Aussie's than boxing

 

they should ban football as well. Since riots occur during and after the game.

 

and motorsport far more people round the world (and in australia) die from motorsport than boxing far far more

 

I tried my hardest not to laugh but :rofl

 

Wasn't there another boxing death recently in Australia, where a young law student wanted to prove how safe boxing can be?

Combined with Zerafa being carted out on a stretcher on national tv, I can see where they're coming from

 

Probably because of katsidis state of mind. Seriously though , we love the sport but its a brutal sport and I'm sure family members of boxers feel the pain more then we do as fans. Im not in favor of banning it, but im sure many struggle due to the side effects of constant blows

 

The Zerafa incident was medical following protocol, nothing serious he was cleared.

I'm 100% sure there are deaths in other sports there as well (Bicycling/skateboarding is the first that springs to mind).

If Australia wants to be that soft then :hi:
Boxing saves more then it takes. Fighters know the risks involved, you don't play boxing.

 

I assume you mean Braydon Smith, not sure he wanted to prove his safe boxing is, but his dad is a pretty well known trainer down under.