Do you ever think about stopping watching boxing?

[Enzo Mc is SHIT]

When I see guys taking beatings and their corners and/or the referee not stepping in, it's difficult for me. The fights that spring to mind for me are:

- Maccarinelli (no matter how much I make fun of him) vs Frankel
- Vitali vs Briggs
- Magomed vs Perez

Do you ever question whether the beatings these guys are taking are justified for entertainment?

[Calm down mate]

LOL at your username.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I have a few times. And every time it was after some bull**** decision.


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[Porter's Dad]

I used to. But I'm in too deep and I know I won't ever walk away. It's just not going to happen.

What these tragedies do is focus my mind to appreciate boxers. These guys are doing amazing feats, something which we all take for granted because we're too entrenched in it to take a step back. Don't wait for a tragedy to happen showing these warriors the respect they deserve. Please don't call them ***** and cowards. Just stop it.

Another effects is that in the ongoing philosophical debate between exciting, wreckless fighters vs boring, calculated ones - it just reminds me not to be too hard on a Tim Bradley for choosing to fight cautiously rather than put his body through another brutal fight like the Provodnikov one.

[Russian Crushin]

Yes, 2 times.......After Devon-Bailey and Molina-Ishe

I also considered suicide

[-MAKAVELLI-]

it's crossed my mind...when i see bad decisions, fights not being made, Broner videos..


but it's just a thought...the moment i see boxing on the tv guide, the remote gets put away

[RA-Box]

I know how you're feeling TS.

It's rough hearing about or watching a fighter take a brutal beating or an instant KO and not recovering from it.

I'm pretty sure in a more civilized world professional boxing would be flat out illegal. I mean it's hard to believe that ancient people watched gladiators fight to the death, but is pro boxing really that much better?

That being said, personally, boxing has ruined me for other professional sports. It's all that I can watch now and be impressed by. The stakes are SO HIGH in any fight that I just can't take other sports seriously now. They look goofy playing with sticks, rackets, balls and the like. Just players playing a game.

Boxing on the other hand, is NO GAME.

[Mike McCallum]

only if someone removes my testicles.

[Alpha & Omega]

No I have not. I agree with a poster, I have been a boxing fan for so long and involved in boxing and muay thai for so many years that "regular" sports are just not exciting for me anymore. Baseball, football, basketball, etc....there is no comparison. It is also hilarious to me though how football players always talk about "going to war" and they are all ripped and huge and tough acting with all those pads and helmet on. Yet every time one of them steps in the ring they basically get owned lol. Perception is reality I guess. Boxing ruins you for almost every other sport, it did for me. I sit around and basketball or baseball or something is on and I go wow....how exciting lol. I begrudgingly include MMA, which I will watch if its free and nothing else is on. But I can only watch men roll around and grapple each other like 10 yr olds on the playground so much.

[wesk81]

NO, I will never stop watching boxing. Yes, boxing has its bad days.

Some ppl say boxing is dying or dead, I say B FKN S boxing is and has always been alive and well.