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    The violent sport of boxing has been commonly seen as immoral due to its violent nature. Many studies have looked into the physical impacts of participating in boxing and have found that the risks may not be worth the reward, but when compared to other sports, boxing is relatively similar in violent nature. Between 1945 and 1981, 339 individuals died while partaking in the sport of boxing (Cohen, 1984). When looking at boxers head scans, 41% of athletes had anomalies in the brain, where in other

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    Muhammad Ali was more than just a fighter; he affected the world in many ways. He won multiple World Heavyweight Boxing titles in many years of boxing. His life is a story of constant struggle and adversity, but he always seemed to overcome the challenge. Ali discovered his love for boxing the moment he entered in a gym. In his monumental life, he influenced many different arrays of life from sports to civil rights. Cassius Clay Jr. was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. His

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    Floyd May weather was an American boxer. He started boxing in his teenage years. Then he went on to being a Professional boxing. He had a few personal problems in his life that set him back. When he got that out the way he continued being succesful in boxing. May weather was born with boxing all around him. His father, Floyd sr. was a welterweight contender, and his uncle Jeff May weather is a former IBO super featherweight champion. Another uncle, Roger May weather, is a former WBA super featherweight

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    gone. When he saw that it was gone he wanted to beat up the person who took his bike so he went to a cop in the boxing ring and told him what happened and the officer said if you want to beat up the person who took your book you would need to learn how to fight first. After that in Three years later, he won the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions, as well also he won the Amateur Athletic Union's national title for the light heavyweight division. Also muhammad ali won a gold medal in the

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    The world’s former heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali was an olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times. Muhammad Ali won 56 titles in his 21-year professional career (History.com). Muhammad Ali was a professional boxer. He was not only a great boxer, but a man who had a great soul. He saved a man from committing suicide. That man was one of the many people he had gone against in the ring. Muhammad Ali’s life was influenced by his early life. His major

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    extraordinary things. It has a positive impact on our lives. In Robert Lipsyte's novel The Contender, the sport of boxing has a positive impact on the character of Alfred Brooks in The Contender. By analyzing the confidence, the discipline and the motivation to never give up, it will be evident that the sport of boxing has a positive impact on Alfred Brooks. Primo, the sport of boxing has a positive impact on the character of Alfred Brooks. It brought confidence to Alfred Brooks

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    Muhammad Ali “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” those were the words spoken by a man named, Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali was one of the most important people to live. He lived a long seventy four years. Muhammad Ali was one that was a boxing sensation. He was important because of his early life, his rise to fame, and his tragic death. To begin, Muhammad Ali was born in a life where his parents knew he would accomplish great things. Ali was born on January 17th, 1942, in Louisville Kentucky

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    “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” That's right it's me, Muhammad Ali the world's greatest boxer to have ever lived. I'm Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. or you can call me Muhammad Ali. My greatest achievement is becoming one of the world's greatest boxers. I was born January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. My mother is Odessa Grady Clay and my father is Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. I had only one brother and he was Rahman Ali. A few years later when I was 12 years old I had my bike stolen

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    Boxing is Not a Violent Sport Essay

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    Boxing is a sport full of hard hitting, fast movements and lots of blood, but being a boxer is not too brutal for the society but it does have its good and bad. Boxing was found back in 697B.C in Germany. When it was first aired on TV people didn’t like it much and was commented as the worst TV show. But as the years went on more people started to get interested in the sport, and then kids wanted to become like their favorite boxer. And soon after boxing was the number one show that everyone watched

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    Boxing Should Not be Banned In recent years, there have been many campaigns to try and have boxing banned. Those in favour of banning boxing argue that it is dangerous, potentially life threatening and generally unsafe. It can also be argued that it is immoral to give someone money for

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