is the presence of death what makes Boxing exciting?

[Frighteous]

I've thought about this long and hard, and am convinced that people freak out and get that buzz on those big fight nights, or get buzzed about fights in general because of the ominous presence that lurks. You can't tell me when they made Castillo vs Corrales I, that if you knew anything about boxing you didn't automatically know someone was going to get carried out that night. Sometimes you just know the knockout or pain will come when you see a particular matchup of two styles that are just horrible for each other. It's like a subconscious thing...

When you see these insane matchups it makes us happy. The purists will tell us this makes them happy so they can see the sweet science. The bloodthirsty millions will say they want to see a knockout. The truth of the matter is that the respect given to people who box on the world level is because of the risky nature of the venture. We're talking about taking a risk where you won't get old 'properly mentally' and that's in the very least. So champions are given more respect by the public than say, someone like the president or a dictator of a country. Well deserved respect I can say, but the question remains, is it the presence of death that makes combat sports attractive to the general public? I got C's in Psychology in college, but from what I've studied about psychology, it looks like a big maybe

[MurderDeathKill]

That's overstating things. Fighters can be killed in the ring, but I doubt a lotta people dwell on that. It's just the excitement of the competition really.

[Frighteous]

you can use WK as a good example. When he fights, I bet you 90% of the people who watch him, want to either see him send someone where Oleg sent Rahman, or him get knocked out himself. They want to see him exploit death and then death exploit his vulnerabilities, crazy talk I know, anyways figured it would be a good athlete to use because of his chin and power.

[Frighteous]

That's overstating things. Fighters can be killed in the ring, but I doubt a lotta people dwell on that. It's just the excitement of the competition really.

Competition of beating each others brains out

[MurderDeathKill]

you can use WK as a good example. When he fights, I bet you 90% of the people who watch him, want to either see him send someone where Oleg sent Rahman, or him get knocked out himself. They want to see him exploit death and then death exploit his vulnerabilities, crazy talk I know, anyways figured it would be a good athlete to use because of his chin and power.

Can't speak for anybody else, but I'm drawn to KO's, not the threat of a man being flat out killed. I wouldn't wanna see that happen. I was against the 4th Marquez-Vazquez fight because I was worried they might do serious damage to each other. I love KO's but seeing guys get badly hurt is uncomfortable to watch. Not something I get off on as a fan.

[Golden Boi 360]

No, the act of two men fighting each other with nothing but their hands is what makes it exciting. No one wishes death on someone else in boxing.

[Boxin']

no..........

[TheGreatA]

No. The presence of death can make it scary at times. You don't ever want to see a fighter take too much punishment.

[Frighteous]

That's overstating things. Fighters can be killed in the ring, but I doubt a lotta people dwell on that. It's just the excitement of the competition really.

No, the act of two men fighting each other with nothing but their hands is what makes it exciting. No one wishes death on someone else in boxing.

It's subconscious, and it's not wishing death. It's like, people are interested subconsciously because of the presence of death or at least an ominous presence.

[TheGreatA]

However, as Randall 'Tex' Cobb once said, in tennis if you make a mistake you lose points, in boxing if you make a mistake you pay a physical price.