Tell me again how the SPORT of boxing can LEGALLY not only exist, but THRIVE? I like the ART of boxing, but the SPORT just pisses me off to no end. I get that they tried to make it safer by reducing the rounds, changing the gloves, etc., but it did NOTHING but safeguard the COMMISSION, not the FIGHTERS. Frankie would have been 27 TODAY, but he died last week. I watched this fight. Leal looked sharp the whole time. He got knocked down only one other time in the 6th and popped right back up. So I looked a little further. The last 5 fights prior to this I couldnt find. The latest prior fight I found was a 10 round pummeling by an undefeated Evgeny Gradovich from 1 year ago. That was all I needed to see, as he left on a stretcher after that one too. He probably should have hung it up after a 25 fight career right after that one. Granted, he could shoulder plenty of the blame himself, but boxing didnt even make a decent effort to protect their competitors. MMA made numerous changes to the sport, with referees calling for doctor evaluations mid match and even stopping fights for not defending yourself. NFL made numerous rule changes. They even have an independent neurologist on the sidelines that monitors the players. Boxing? They redesigned the gloves with no identifiable increase to safety other than to compare it to bare knuckle boxing (aka Street Fights) that had little or no rules. They wear padded gloves that allow the competitors to rack up blunt force head trauma due to the exorbitant number of punches it takes to impact your opponent, which is ludicrous in comparison to any other non-padded strike. They continue to let guys who are badly injured continue the fight by continuing to use the ten count system. I know tough people. If you give them a ten count, no matter how bad they are hurt/knocked-down, they will be able to stand up and gather themselves, and possibly be able to do it several times, which is scary. I know I have alot of friends who love to box and actively compete. So, for those of you, I know you dont sway, but just remember to have clarity of mind going in about the fact that you are the only one safeguarding your health and try to be smart instead of prideful in those situations. Sorry for the rant.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:08:24 +0000
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