Is american football more dangerous than boxing ?

[Jc8804]

What are your thoughts on the subject.

4 hs football players die within 1 months time.
The average per year with college football added is 12 a year.

One of the hs kids this year died in the game he was playing
Right after sustaining his injury.

Hs ,college and the nfl are only in the fall season.
Imagine if it was year round. In pop warner it is

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/05/second-high-school-football-player-dies-in-space-of-a-month

[Jc8804]

Cant remember the last time i heard of 4 youth boxers dying in 1 months time

[Boxfan83]

I would say yes even without the info you posted. Both sports are obviously dangerous but there is so much more that can get hurt in Football than boxing.

[Joe Beamish]

Football kids (hidden under helmets and lost among 21 other kids on the field) will "tough it out" when they get dizzy from a hit so they stay in the game and not look like wimps. Each play only lasts a few seconds; kids can escape scrutiny.

Boxers under durress are likely to get dropped or ko'd and the fight will end.

[Heavyfist]

Boxers die all the time. But it's usually someone who is unknown or an AM.

I doubt Football is more dangerous.

Obviously millions of kids play football. Millions of kids are not boxing. Each NFL team has what like 40 total players? And how many college football players must there be? Tens of thousands? Over a hundred thousand in total, in all the divisions?

If there were that many people boxing, there would probably be someone dying on a daily basis.

[Check_hooks]

Boxers die all the time. But it's usually someone who is unknown or an AM.

I doubt Football is more dangerous.

Obviously millions of kids play football. Millions of kids are not boxing. Each NFL team has what like 40 total players? And how many college football players must there be? Tens of thousands? Over a hundred thousand in total, in all the divisions?

If there were that many people boxing, there would probably be someone dying on a daily basis.

^^^ This

In no way is football more dangerous than boxing

I think rugby could be argued is more dangerous than football