While I was taking a dump this morning a thought came to me. Many groups have come together to fight the perceived danger of anorexia in modeling and acting. We are told to feel sorry for poor women who are paid millions of dollars to be skinny, and we are told that society must change otherwise teenage girls across the country will get anorexia (despite increasing obesity among the young...).
Well I thought that the same could be said about boxing for boys. Boxing encourages unhealthy eating habits. Fighters drain massive amounts of weight, and fighters at lower weight classes are at 'unhealthy' BMI levels. Boxers are paid, like models, to drain weight. And even worse, they fight at those drained weights. I worry that teenage boys could be influenced by this. So why has nobody come out against anorexia in boxing?
I think it is time, as a boxing community, that we addressed this serious issue. Who is with me?
Well I thought that the same could be said about boxing for boys. Boxing encourages unhealthy eating habits. Fighters drain massive amounts of weight, and fighters at lower weight classes are at 'unhealthy' BMI levels. Boxers are paid, like models, to drain weight. And even worse, they fight at those drained weights. I worry that teenage boys could be influenced by this. So why has nobody come out against anorexia in boxing?
I think it is time, as a boxing community, that we addressed this serious issue. Who is with me?
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