Banning Boxing
Last year half the world stood still for one of the biggest spectacles
in sport - a championship-boxing match. In May 2002, Lennox Lewis and
Mike Tyson stepped in the ring to settle a yearlong grudge by fighting
each other. For the event, both men were flown to Las Vegas, Nevada,
where they trained for weeks and prepared themselves for the bout. The
revenue created from stadium seats, advertising and pay-per-view
television (arranged by Don King of course) amounted to over 100
million dollars, all leading up to a bout that, in all possibility,
could have been over in the first round. Months of preparation and
millions of dollars in investment would climax in a 3-minute event.
There is no doubt that boxing is big business and lucrative to invest
in, but some people believe that boxing should be banned because of
its violent and aggressive nature, and they refuse to regard it as
'sport'. Boxing, which is basically the act of fighting to knock your
opponent out, began when the Greeks staged arranged fights in the
Ancient Olympics, where it was regarded as prestigious as the javelin
throwing and running events. As Roman sport centred on mortal combat
and elaborate deaths, boxing today generally celebrates violence and a
good knockout. Boxing seems to be a mindless sport with little skill
but a resistance to pain and an aggressive streak. Anti-boxing
activists claim that the main reasons why boxing should be are more
important than any economic benefit. Firstly, common human opinion
regards fighting as a primitive way to solve any grudge or problems
rather than communicating.
There is no greater deterrent for boxers ...
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...ry, the consequences may be disastrous. Although boxing is good for
the physical form (being the most difficult and strenuous sport there
is), it leaves us with the impression that violence can be condoned or
even condoned.
The example of Mike Tyson gives us evidence that there are sometimes
when boxing is especially unsafe. In 1998, a bout between him and
Evander Holyfield held the scene for some of the most disgusting
scenes witness in boxing. In a fit of mad rage, Tyson began to grab
Holyfield by the head and repeatedly lunged at his right ear.
Eventually, after many attempts, he managed to bite of a fleshy chunk
of his ear and the match was abandoned. Although Tyson was rightly
punished for his actions, it leads us to believe that men like him
should not be allowed to enter the ring and boxing should be banned.
Remnick does not shy away from discussing the shadowy history of the boxing world (no pun intended). It's well known boxing has been affiliated with the 'mob,' but perhaps what is lesser known is Clay's absolute refusal to be in any way associated with the Mafia.
With that being said, we begin to notice the comparison between both dogfighting and football. This was shown by using a system called “HITS, in which six sensors are placed inside the helmet of every player on the field, measuring the force and location of every blow he receives to the head” (Gladwell 56). The HITS system helped to conclude that practice can be just as dangerous as the games. With this being said, football is an overall reckless style of play that can continually cause brain injury. Not just football but both of these high intensity sports are viewed as damaging to one 's body both physically and mentally. Because of this, if people consider dogfighting to be unjust, illegal, and abusive then they should believe football to have the same damaging effects. Unfortunately, there is such a high demand for football, because of all the money it brings. Because of this, scientist and doctors will ignore the realistic facts and continue to allow people to participate in this
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Both conditional and unconditional logistic regression models were used to assess risk factors for injury. Accord to the “Southern Medical Journal’s Result; overall incidence rate of injury was 17.1 per 100 boxer-matches, or 3.4 per 100 boxer-rounds.” (Lipsey) The Southern Medical Journal’s also reports that facial laceration accounted for 51% of all injuries, followed by hand injury (17%), eye injury (14%). and nose injury (5%). (McCoy) Professional boxing is associated with a risk ...
The aggressive nature of the athletes who deal with the emotions brought about through the competition in violent sports, such as ,Football, Boxing, and Rugby lies within the conditions or circumstances which they were raised.
but also in many ways glorified? Do we glorify boxing (most of the time bloody
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There are always two sides of the story. In this essay I am going show
Smoking tobacco has long been an accepted form of recreational drug use despite a history of flip-flops of public opinion. The negative effects of smoking were not thought of or even known until the early 1900’s. (“Introduction to Smoking”) Over the last few decades there has been an ever increasing surge in the United States and all over the world to ban smoking in public places. The goals of these smoking bans are to prevent the numerous diseases and health complications that are produced from exposure to the toxic smoke and to improve the overall health of society. Some disagree with these motives by claiming that smoking bans have not actually saved any lives or prevented people from taking up the habit. Contrarily, global research now actually shows that smoking tobacco kills people both directly and indirectly; indirectly, of course, referring to second-hand smoke. Another argument against these smoking bans is that a number of people feel as though they infringe upon their individual rights. These people believe they have a right to smoke tobacco anywhere they choose; not unlike many people who also believe they have a right to avoid forced exposure to deadly second-hand smoke. One might wonder which of the two takes precedence. Another very important thing to consider is while these smoking bans may appear to have a good intent they present to society a difficult scenario if imposed and maintained; they threaten to set a precedent for the restriction of other freedoms that humanity may take for granted. Smoking bans may be justifiable but, like many other prominent moral dilemmas, it may take centuries if not millennia to satisfactorily answer the questions brought forth by the issue.
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Mike Tyson is one of the most celebrated and notorious professional boxers of all time. Once a ferocious and feared fighter in the ring, Tyson is often remembered by what he did outside of the boxing ring during his career. His violent and aggressive outbursts have drawn in the attention of the media and fans around the world. Tyson grew up in an environment that facilitated his learned behavior of violence and aggression towards other people. The behavioral model of development will show how Mike Tyson was conditioned by other people and his life experiences to behave in an abnormal and dysfunctional lifestyle.
Boxing Should Not be Banned In recent years, there have been many campaigns to try and have boxing
...ormed the reader about the evils of this sport so the reader can help in the act of banning bullfighting everywhere. Torturing these bulls and killing them is not needed to make this culture enjoyable. Make sure to share this information with others so this issue will gain more popularity saving bulls in return. These animals do not deserve to die in a ring with crowds cheering this act on. They deserve to die in peace. If we can get this sport to end we will be saving the lives of 250,000 bulls each year.