what do you define as sport and Is boxing a sport ?

[Crazy Dude]

Nah that's not the way he men't it. His point was that someone like Butterbean is not a athlete and thinks that anyone who can take a punch and has a little training can be a boxer, I guess. Even though i'm sure Butter is a hell of a lot more of a athlete then he looks .

I see what you're saying now. It's funny a lot of people use that same argument against MMA on this board.

[Crazy Dude]

I dont see how anyone can say boxing is not a sport. Any true fan knows that its more than two people hitting eachother.

Obviously the person who said this isn't a fan though. Basically they're dismissing it because they don't like it, sounds like.

[squealpiggy]

A sport is any endeavour in which two or more competitors or teams are pitted against one another in a test of physical and mental skill and ability. Boxing is among the purest of sports.

[adietheforestfa]

You dont PLAY boxing. But it is a sport.

Whoever said Golf is not a sport is mad.

[bandeedo]

the dictionary defines sport as an active passtime or activity. if these dont fit the bill then you need to change the definition not the activity

[Tysonisgod]

You must physically and mentally train yourself.

well to be fair, u need to train physically and mentally train for
Poker,Bowling,dancing and golf, anything thats considered a sport you hav to train physically and mentally, if we dont find it a sport then that is COOL with me, but you hav to be in amazin physical shape to be a dancer because my sister used to dance when she was younger and the training and the body she got was out this world, poker is a mental game, so is chess, i wouldnt call them sports tho, because i am a big closed minded **** and i belive only boxing and MMA are sports lol

[bandeedo]

i have played poker proffesionaly and to win the world series it takes 10 days of playing 12 hours a day. this may not compare to the boston marathon, but it certainly requires a level of physical preparation.

[Njord777]

I used to get in arguments with a friend of mine over this topic all the time . He was on the side that says that boxing is just two people beating eachother up, while I of of course always stuck up for it.

I categorize 'sports' as such.

1. You score points.
2. You must physically and mentally train yourself.
3. There is a chance of physical harm.

Right now the media has ran out of new ideas and has been passing everything in sight off as a sport .

1. Spelling bee
2. Poker
3. Bowling
4. dancing
5. cooking
6. Golf

All of these can be seen on Espam on any given day but I do not feel that any of them are sports . They are games and or skills but not sports .

What do you define a sport as ?

Honestly, a sport is not defined by what you do. A sport can be anything- from frog licking to boxing. All a sport is a competition, governed by rules, in which people attempt to best the other and win. Anything you make into a competitive outing is a "sport".

[THE REAL NINJA]

You must physically and mentally train yourself.

well to be fair, u need to train physically and mentally train for
Poker,Bowling,dancing and golf, anything thats considered a sport you hav to train physically and mentally, if we dont find it a sport then that is COOL with me, but you hav to be in amazin physical shape to be a dancer because my sister used to dance when she was younger and the training and the body she got was out this world, poker is a mental game, so is chess, i wouldnt call them sports tho, because i am a big closed minded **** and i belive only boxing and MMA are sports lol

i have played poker proffesionaly and to win the world series it takes 10 days of playing 12 hours a day. this may not compare to the boston marathon, but it certainly requires a level of physical preparation.

Honestly, a sport is not defined by what you do. A sport can be anything- from frog licking to boxing. All a sport is a competition, governed by rules, in which people attempt to best the other and win. Anything you make into a competitive outing is a "sport".

Okay guys all great points and I may have to change my mind on some of these things. The main point of this was too find a way to explain to someone that boxing is more then just hitting someone. As you can see if someone turns this around and on to a sport they like then it becomes a problem. Yet they fing a ton of way too discredit boxing.

[MindBat]

Honestly, a sport is not defined by what you do. A sport can be anything- from frog licking to boxing. All a sport is a competition, governed by rules, in which people attempt to best the other and win. Anything you make into a competitive outing is a "sport".

Bingo! You nailed it. It's basically a game people play by the rules. With the emphasis on Rules which govern any sport.

Take out the rules, and it's not a sport anymore. It becomes a game of chaos or playing with abandon, like a bunch of crazy ass kids going wild.