why do people say "the sport of boxing"

i know its a sport.. thats not the question

sport     –noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.

it's a sport because it has rules,and because it requires physical fitness.

it's just something Mayweather likes to say to fool people into thinking he's articulate

all those other sports are always sports no matter what level youre on or in what enviroment you play them but you can box in street fights. You can box from a pure nasty wanting to kill someone standpoint that has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. Those other one's are always sport. You might tell a kid that he is allowed to box but only for sport because otherwise boxing is bad. You dont have to do that for the other things. You might tell them that you should never put your hands on someone but this is allowed because its sport

I've heard ppl say the sport of football, basketball, tennis, golf etc. really? thats ****ing odd i never heard that

I've heard ppl say the sport of football, basketball, tennis, golf etc.

speak ur mind larry ,... second time u try n clown me why is that?

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