Interesting thing and old boxing fan told me yesturday

Boxing is what it is, and it only becomes brutal when one man is forced into competing, otherwise it's strictly competition...in my opinion. I ****in' love it.

 

The older you get, the more value you give life...it's gettin shorter for you.

 

Who cares what he thinks. Boxing is a sport. I don't see nor gain pleasure out of seeing someone getting beaten up. Boxing is a sport...nothing more.

 

It is, and will always remain a pleasure to watch, as long as the combatants are not mis-matched.

The fighters are making their own personal chioce to enter the ring. They are surrounded by men, predominantly there for their well being, and protection.

Often, injuries occur... casualties are few and far between. So be it. This is not ping pong.

There will always be boxing antagonists.... good luck to them.

 

spot on. one prime example was the vasquez marquez fights. whenever they fight, it's just a thing of beauty but after the fight you'll end up guilty cause you just watched a brutal fight and you'll never know what will happen to those two afterwards.... you'll think it is human cockfighting and even feel that this sport should be banned but the next day you'll be coming back for more

 

Go find that man and straighten him out: He either (a) forgot why he enjoyed boxing or (b) he watched it for the wrong reasons in the first place. Furthermore, if anyone watches boxing because s/he "gets pleasure, enjoyment or excitement out of another man's suffering", that person is a sadist. Can a sadist be a fan? Sure. But not all fans are sadists! I would even say that the sadist cannot be a true fan because if you're sick enough to get excited about blood and broken noses, you're missing all that strategy... all that art and science that is unfolding before your eyes.

I watch boxing because it is the highest form of competition between the best conditioned athletes on the planet who are competing in the toughest sport on the planet. Many who have no idea what they are watching think it barbaric. In fact, they don't "think" it they "feel" it and that is because they are ignorant. I remind them that barbarians don't fare well in the ring. Strategists do. Boxing can be intellectually stimulating but only if you have a trained eye. I'd say that it is closer to chess than it is to a drunken brawl in a pub. Is it dangerous? Obviously. But therein lies the glory of it. Is it bloody? Yes, but that is a byproduct of the science. It isn't why a true fan watches it.

Perhaps most importantly, boxing requires an ancient form of courage that developed countries see little of anymore -to our detriment. Don't be confused by "enlightened" modern men who dismiss boxing. Very often they dismiss those very same notions of courage because they have none and are threatened by it. Modern "sensitivities" have made more eunuchs than any number of Byzantine emperors in the middle ages.

Aggression, like or not, is part of the human experience. It can be dangerous and wrong, yes, but it is also the impetus for greatness and progress and sometimes even justice. To supress it is to repress part of our humanity -specifically our masculinity. And that ain't good.

Boxing has saved countless men who would have otherwise died in poverty-stricken obscurity, or who would have ended up in jail. Does anyone think that Roberto Duran's life would have been less violent had he never became a boxer? How about Tyson? Or Dempsey? Or Foreman? Or Liston? Or the legions of good and great fighters who have come out of not only the barrios of central and South America but the streets of Philadelphia? This is not necessarily directed at your friend's comments but silver spoons who would abolish this great sport in some misguided attempt to bring peace and goodwill... deserve a slap.

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.... God bless the Sweet Science!

 

It's a blood and guts sport very few escape boxing with minimal damage and the ones who are criticized for not being the all out action fighter which I do like action fighters but also like to watch a slick technician as well.

 

I would have punched that guy in the face!
j/k

 

After a friend died in the ring I stopped watching boxing for over ten years. Missed most of the mid eighties and early 90s, except for the Olympics. I still have a hard time watching long fights where both fighters take a lot of punches.

 

The only times I myself have felt guilty, is when a fighter is completely beat down is barely standing yet neither the ref nor the trainers call the fight. I get very upset at these trainers and ref's, but other then that I love watching it.

 

Very well put

 

you do get a different perspective on life as you get older and wiser.

but it does not effect your love of sport .

sport turns you back into a big kid.

 

If you really like physical dexterity and skill then watch dancers, more people love to watch people dancing than boxers, boxing is a dance in a sense but with a very different outcome, break dancers also battle each other and I would argue it takes more skill to pull of some of the incredible moves these people do, the Koreans are going to a new level of amazing, no boxing move has a comparison in terms of skill or ability.


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Humans just like to be better than other humans, its a survival instint, boxers are no different, the force that drives us to grow and evolve, but this force is limited in a physical aspect, it's the mental and emotional force that needs to be pushed in everybody.

 

Over 1100 fighters have died from blows in the ring. That is why there are no bums in boxing as far as I am concerned. Anyone who laces up the gloves and steps between the ropes deserves respect.

 

Only to the point of incapacitating the opponent for a ten count... or scoring more points than him.

It is the hurt business, but the intention never is to kill.

Boxing has evolved and adjusted to the point of balancing controlled violence against serious injury. The overwhelming majority of boxers sustain minimal damage and walk away with their faculties intact.

A tiny minority sustain brain damage or death. But they get the overwhelming majority of bad publicity.

Yes, if you become squeamish about seeing a bit of brutality, then it's quite easy to see why you might not want to watch the noble art. But you also miss out on the continued bravery and heroism of some of these fighters who make it against all odds.