"99% of fighters take up the sport to feel respected..."

[GrandpaBernard]

"99% of fighters take up the sport because they want to feel respected. The worry of performing badly and being made to look foolish is greater than the worry of getting hurt."

- Barry McGuigan

You agree or disagree with this statement? Split it in two if you like, you agree that fighters, for the most part, get into it so they will be respected? And worry more about being fooled than hurt?

great fighters do it out of ego the need to show the world they the best

People who are too worried about getting hurt won’t go into boxing where your job is to fight killers