Why isn't boxing a school sport?

[b Murphington]

Trying to figure this one out. Hell they already have wrestling, which is combat and from what I can tell, causes the combatants some pain. We all know the dangers of football and I've seen concussions and injuries happen all the time, myself included.

Cuz I feel like most of the backlash for boxing in schools is fear of injuries to kids. Just treat it like they treat wrestling.

I think when I was in high school I proposed this to a gym teacher, and he said it wouldn't happen because everyone would be too much of a pvssy. Lol.

Anyways, let's get boxing into our public schools! If not an official sport, at least make it part of the curriculum or an after school program.

[_Maxi]

Yeah....... no.

[Rudiamonds]

It will encourage fights

[b Murphington]

It will encourage fights

Not if you have the right instructor.

[Kagami Taiga]

It is a school sport in many places.

[TX_BOXNG]

It be awesome, boxing in college athletics, my two favorite things

[Kosta]

Maybe not sparring but some bag sessions wud be good for boys

[Combat Talk Radio]

Trying to figure this one out. Hell they already have wrestling, which is combat and from what I can tell, causes the combatants some pain. We all know the dangers of football and I've seen concussions and injuries happen all the time, myself included.

Cuz I feel like most of the backlash for boxing in schools is fear of injuries to kids. Just treat it like they treat wrestling.

I think when I was in high school I proposed this to a gym teacher, and he said it wouldn't happen because everyone would be too much of a pvssy. Lol.

Anyways, let's get boxing into our public schools! If not an official sport, at least make it part of the curriculum or an after school program.

Many decades ago it used to be, widely, until people were getting increasingly hurt even more so than football. Remember, in some cases you're taking hundreds of blows to the head in boxing compared to a few dozen good shots in football and rarely in soccer (futbol).

A slim few schools still have boxing "clubs" and whatnot.

[-Kev-]

I presented a paper about this about 6 years ago in college. It was about amateur boxing being implemented in high school and college. I thought since I love boxing I will just write about it and thought how I would've loved to join a boxing team in HS or college. Brought up injury stats for Football and amateur boxing, football had more injuries and concussions. I also said why it's good, brought up things like it teaches discipline, it's even used in US military, it changes troubled people's lives, etc. I talked about the price of joining a boxing gym in NYC, the membership, inner city kids can't afford that. Said how, many of the poor-street-kids-turnt boxers just happened to get picked up by someone who wanted to support them but it's not all fine and dandy for every kid like that. It was a great paper, used power point slides and stuff.

[-Kev-]

Many decades ago it used to be, widely, until people were getting increasingly hurt even more so than football. Remember, in some cases you're taking hundreds of blows to the head in boxing compared to a few dozen good shots in football and rarely in soccer (futbol).

A slim few schools still have boxing "clubs" and whatnot.

Well you said decades ago.

Part of the paper I wrote (persuasive speech), was to use bigger gloves, sparring gloves to box. 16oz or higher. They still hurt, but some experimentation can be done. See which sized gloves is best for safety and minimizes concussions.