Should Society Throw in the Towel on Boxing

When you hear of UFC (Ultimate fighting championship) or MMA (mixed martial arts) many people would probably think of a brutal, bloody, barbaric cage fight with no rules, battling until someone is knocked out cold. However, this image or stereotype is far from what MMA really is. Early last year there was much controversy when the Andrews’ Government legalised cage fighting in Victoria. This ruling enabled the UFC 193 to be held at Etihad stadium in November 2015 which brought over 40 million dollars to the local economy. Anti-violence advocates called for these UFC events to be banned in Australia. These narrow minded people have a very distorted view of what UFC actually involves. Mixed martial arts

What comes to your mind when you hear of the word boxing? Do you just think of all the great boxers of the past like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. For some going to the gym and training for boxing isn’t just about being famous and making money, it is a sport that they love to do and have passion for. Imagine doing something that you love to do, that’s what boxing is to some boxers because they love the sport and they’re getting paid to do something they enjoy doing. Boxing requires training everyday since it isn’t a sport that comes naturally and is easy to do, along with training comes diet. Boxers need to eat healthy and know what to eat to prepare and be ready for training and matches. In boxing there are many types of levels that you are put in depending on your weight class. There are also many great boxers that have fought over the years, they each have a story and the reason boxing was meant for them. Apart from all that there are many great benefits that come with boxing like your salary can be really high and can vary off how many matches you win and there are also many benefits for your

The fact is that every fan wants to see action, not a couple guys dancing around. This is why the UFC is only interested in fighters who are willing to compete and put on a good show. Whether someone pays the money to watch an event in person, or watch an event on pay-per-view, they expect to see an actual competition. If all they see is two men dancing around trying to wear each other out, they are going to start losing interest in the sport. This is what is happening in boxing today. The question to be asked shouldn 't be if MMA is dominant over professional boxing. The question should be why boxing is still legal?The final facet of the two sports I want to discuss is safety. Both sports are sanctioned by an athletic commission that can approve, deny, revoke, or suspend all licenses for unarmed combat. The fight takes place with a referee in the ring, or the cage, with the fighters. Doctors are always on hand as well. These measures

In Joyce Carol Oates’, The Cruelest Sport, she argues that boxing is a cruel and savage sport and that it should not be practiced or even considered a sport. The title of this work The Cruelest sport leads to the questions: Why is it the cruelest sport? Is it because of the physical injuries? Or is it because of the corruption? Oates argues that because the ultimate goal of boxing is to injury someone, it is a barbaric sport. Boxing is the only sport where two men climb into a ring and fight each other like animals. Boxing is harmful because of the injuries, wounds, and deaths that occur during every fight. Victory is usually when one of the fighters is knocked out. Victory is usually achieved when one fighter is unconscious. Boxers fight

Millions of people worldwide take part as spectators to the sport of prize fighting: better known as boxing. In a 1962 essay entitled “Who Killed Benny Paret?” the author, Norman Cousins, writes about the dangers that come with the sport of boxing. He especially talks about a match that resulted in the death of a boxer named Benny Paret. Cousins argues that boxing is just a show of violence and that boxers put themselves in the ring just for the simple purpose of entertaining a crowd. Even though investigations reflect the role of the referee, Paret’s manager, and the doctor’s examinations as the main cause of Paret’s death, Cousins blames Paret’s death on the people that attends boxing matches to see a man get hurt or knockout because he

Boxing Should Not be Banned In recent years, there have been many campaigns to try and have boxing

Boxing, an official sanctioned sport in the early 20th century, is a sport that is known as one of the most violent and physically demanding sports on the earth. Professional boxers that get paid to fight must be in top shape in order to preform at the highest level. Being a professional boxer is a tough life. Boxers train hard for many months leading up to one fight and either win, lose, knock out the opponent or even get knocked out. The sport has been around for centuries, but has most recently taken off over the last 100 years. It is a multibillion dollar industry with fighters taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars if not even millions of dollars for big matches. In his novel Papa Jack, Roberts tells the story of the famous African American boxer Jack Johnson. He details the boxers rise to fame and fortune and his downward spiral that would soon follow. In Papa Jack, Roberts displays life of a professional boxer through firsthand accounts with events that happened during Johnson’s life and shows how boxing not only influenced his life but also how he influenced the African American community.

According to the Centre for Disease Control New Jersey, roughly 1.4 million people sustain traumatic brain injuries in the United States from the result of contact sports. Out of those 1.4 million people, 50,000 die due to the severity of their brain injury.“But brain injury is preventable. Surely given what we already know about the brain and getting at least a glimpse of it’s awesome complexities, we should not be making sport or deliberately trying to do it damage,” says Joan Beck in her article, “Stop Pretending Boxing is a Sport”. Violence in sports should be removed because, it is treacherous to the human body and leads to severe injuries; especially head injuries.

In the year of 1967, Muhammad Ali was supposed to serve for the military but he refused to go. His license for boxing was now suspended. Ali made a big comeback in 1970 and kept wrestling for more than a decade longer. In the book, The Importance of Muhammad Ali, it was said that Muhammad Ali had lost his final boxing match. He lost his title in 1981, to Trevor Berbick, the boxing champ retired from the sport. In the video, Muhammad Ali-The Greatest of All Time (Boxing Documentary) it states that in 1984, Muhammad Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome. Parkinson's syndrome involves an imbalance between dopamine and acetylcholine, two chemicals involved in transmitting signals from the brain. The imbalance can cause involuntary movement, decreased movement, rigidity, and abnormal walking and posture. Muhammad Ali cnn.com decided to create a charity in Phoenix Arizona and did that for a large amount of years. In 2015 he was hospitalized for a while but then got released. Later in 2016 Muhammad Ali passed away in a facility, in Phoenix Arizona, on June

Boxing - a violent cage fight, or a crowd pleasing sport? Boxing is a high intensified sport that can be seen as helping the fighter in life or permanently damaging the fighters future. Many say that boxing is one of the safest sports; however, boxing can leave permanent brain damage from constant punches to the skull. The sport boxing is for managers to earn money while their fighter is in the ring fighting against another human until one gives up, or gets knocked out. A fight could be the end of one’s career, or even one’s life. Boxing should be banned because the money earned does not trump the risk of death, the mixed messages from fighters in the ring confuse the laws regarding assault, and the constant punches to and athletes head leaves permanent damage.

These men and women train every day, they eat, sleep and breathe boxing. The sport has become a part of the culture in American life, with women like Rhonda Rousey coming up in the ranks there is a path for women being paved. Since the 19th century, boxing has come a long way. Gorn discusses the many examples of why people play such thrilling and adrenaline rush giving sports, the sport of boxing along with others is attractive to athletes because it gives them an adrenaline rush, a sense of danger, it allows them to commit to something and feel pride in what they’re

Boxing has been around since 688 BC when someone had first struck another person in play. Today boxing is a household sport watched all over the world. Many of the professional boxers started at a young age learning techniques and the fundamentals of boxing. Boxing is an very aggressive sport with many blows to the face which could cause concussion and other serious brain injuries. By continuing to allow an adolescent to participate in this high-risk and unsafe sport it can put the child in harms way and has the potential to permanently damage the brain. Although some have argued that adolescents should start at an early age to acquire defense skills and that every sport has its own risk, it is clear that a sports which requires deliberate

Social media is fast-becoming a major player in the world of boxing. Sports fans are “cutting the cord” by eliminating costly cable and satellite services and switching to primarily and/or exclusively using their mobile devices from laptops to mobile phones to watch their favorite shows and sporting events. That fact alone makes it smart for the boxing world to step into the online world via social media where everyone is engaged nowadays.

In 1997, the injury rate predicted in the sport of boxing was 7,257 injuries and 10.8% of those injuries were estimated to have affected people between the ages of five and fourteen. 1.3% of those injuries were predicted to be in the ages between zero and four, and 55.8% of those injuries were in the group of ages from fifteen to twenty-four.( National Electronic Injury Surveillance System et al., Estimates for Sports Injuries 1997) Boxing can be a safe and fun sport as long as it is practiced and played properly. Boxing should not be banned because it can help relieve stress, and like running it is a good addition for getting in shape. It should also not be banned because boxers know the risks and they still choose to do it ; it is their

Detrimental is one reason why professional boxing should be prohibited in the United States. According to James Holloway, “The British, American, Canadian and Australian Medical Associations have all called for an end to boxing, citing the high risk of brain damage and other injuries.” (Holloway, 21-22) Four major medical associations all agreed that boxing should be banned due to its harmful effects. One harmful effect being brain damage which could cause boxers to be more prone to mental deterioration. Mental deterioration could then lead to Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. On the same note, Nick Mancini reveals, “The American Association of Neurological Surgeons say 90 percent of boxers suffer some kind of brain injury while boxing.” (Mancini, 22-23) Almost no boxer is safe from brain damage. The brain controls the whole body, so if damage occurs to it, this could lead to deleterious consequences on the rest of the body. According to Mailer, “Paret died on his feet.” (Mailer, 35) Paret has died in the ring solely from boxing interactions. This is just one of many deaths caused by professional boxing. Clyde Haberman writes, “There had been plenty of ring-related deaths before then (and since: 10 worldwide in a typical year).” (Haberman, 34-35) Every year, ten people die merely due to boxing. Professional boxing is extremely damaging, that it can even be fatal. Fatal, not only to the professional boxers themselves, but also to those around them.