Why I Quit Boxing

[mrpain81]

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[Super_Lightweight]

The Parable of the Ten Minas
11While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. 12He said: "A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.[a]'Put this money to work,' he said, 'until I come back.'

14"But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'

15"He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.

16"The first one came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned ten more.'

17" 'Well done, my good servant!' his master replied. 'Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.'

18"The second came and said, 'Sir, your mina has earned five more.'

19"His master answered, 'You take charge of five cities.'

20"Then another servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.'

22"His master replied, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? 23Why then didn't you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?'

24"Then he said to those standing by, 'Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'

25" 'Sir,' they said, 'he already has ten!'

26"He replied, 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away. 27But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me."

(always know your context)

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[DoomCity202]

2 day head aches are no fun either.

[Khmelnytsky]

do the rest, keep going.

[DJ QUIK]

]I appreciate your inability to hurt another human being, as I am very much against violence, but claiming this is because of "Jesus Christ" is bull****. [/SIZE]Religion has nothing to do with morality. More people have died "in the name of god" than for any other reason, and Christianity promotes death and violence. I know this is a boxing forum (meaning it's not the place for this discussion), but I just wanted to let you know that I think you are misguided in your reason for quitting boxing. Do it because of love for humans, not because of love for some supreme ruler whose "existence" goes against logic and reason,

lmao. i feel you on that. we cant use christ as a scapegoat man. just say he didnt have it in him to fight dont pull the Jesus card. im a believer but that makes us look bad.

[revs1227]

what a great post i read ita ll the way ...id have 2 agree 2 an extent ..sounds like it just wasnt for you in teh 1st place thow

[Super_Lightweight]

I still imagine myself boxing in my head. But I can't ignore the brain damaged boxers in the shadows of our world, never to be heard from but quietly living out lives that are marred because of their boxing history.

You could say I quit because I was scared. But all boxers know fear, and I overcame it 12 times to step into the ring. There is more than fear at work here.

[GMitchell]

I still imagine myself boxing in my head. But I can't ignore the brain damaged boxers in the shadows of our world, never to be heard from but quietly living out lives that are marred because of their boxing history.

You could say I quit because I was scared. But all boxers know fear, and I overcame it 12 times to step into the ring. There is more than fear at work here.

Those damaged boxers chose to box, through, and you should remember that. They knew the risks and still chose to box, because they loved the sport, and it's somewhat disrespectful, it's like your ****ting on their achievements in the ring. I'd say you quit because your heart is overruling your head.

[Super_Lightweight]

I understand that they chose it. That was one of the things I considered as a weakness to my position, as a reason to justify boxing.

Do you think that's good enough to outweigh the damage that is caused to a boxer and is family?

[Kelly Robinson]

Wasn't this posted already? Anyhow, if he wants to quit because of religious influence, so be it.