Should boxing be banned?

Its rigged from top to bottom and should be thrown out of the Olympics.

I also wish Ireland excelled in a different sport. I don't really celebrate Irelands success in boxing. It's a bit low rent for my liking.

BornToKill wrote: »

Ah yes, equestrian sports are where it's at. Gentlemanly, never rigged and far less of the low rent riff-raff factor. One would never see there the sort of scandals which have engulfed and destroyed amateur boxing.

Im also against Equestrian being in the Olympics. I would congratulate Cian O'Connor's horse for its achievement though.

Nope not at all.

Of course it should be banned. It all should be banned.


BAN IT ALL - BAN THE WHOLE FUCKING LOT OF IT!!!!!!

Banned?! Absolutely not! Why do people call for bans all the time?! Why can't an adult make his/her own decision on something without a government's 'yay or nay'??
The extent of government influence on our daily lives is already enough without calling for more things to be banned simply because you find it distasteful.

I'll admit that I have absolutely no interest in boxing as a sport, but if two consenting adults want to get into a ring and beat each other until one comes out the victor, who are other people to say they shouldn't be allowed to do it? They both know the risks going into it, and they both know they'll have to deal with the consequences should their opponent inflict serious damage.
Why is it okay for one person to say what others can and cannot do?
It reminds me of a quote I read once, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau: "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." Allow people to make their own decisions to partake in something or not.
Boxing is a sport; perhaps more violent than some other sports, but a sport nonetheless. Why ban something that isn't harming anybody except the consenting individuals?

Enough with regulation already; at this rate we'll end up banning people from walking too quickly on the streets because of the potential danger that they might bump into someone causing them to fall and possibly injure themselves. So many "maybe's"!
A slightly fantastic scenario, perhaps, but it illustrates the point I'm trying to make - people need to perform a calculation of potential risk, and adjust their own behaviour accordingly. That's for each and every individual to do - not for a government to impose and legislate for.

Boxing, as with anything and everything, is the business of the people engaged in it, and nobody else's.

Like every single contact sport there is, the athletes know the physical and mental dangers that come with it hence why they train accrodingly to their respective trait.

Nobody puts a gun to their heads to join a sport, put years of work and dedication in (Because, oddly, it's not like it would be something that person would like to participate or excel in themselves) and nobody is forced to watch them.

paddyandy wrote:

Girls to consider becoming boxers ;is that good for boys and girls and is this money at play for new markets ? What will it mean for the problems of Violence in Society ?
A new level ? Boys and girls hitting each other in a serious way ? What is Katey doing ?

She's excelling in her profession and representing her country in a great light on a worldwide stage. What else should she be doing, live her life like every other Joe Soap because people don't like what she does?

Or we could just ban everything and live our lives out like plain neutral beings, devoid of any variation and ensure each of us cannot not be offended by absolutely anything.

Whats the difference between getting punched in the head, getting a hurl hit across the head, kicked in the head or clash of heads football/gaa, stamped on in rugby.

Loada Bollox from the OP.

Boxing, Amateur Boxing, is one of the best sports in the world.

I teach in an all boys school where most of the kids from age 4 upwards just batter each other all the time. Like little lion cubs biting and wrestling. It's natural.

We joined Michael Carruth's initiative for learning boxing as an after school club. It's fantastic for the boys in terms of self confidence, will power, empowerment, determination, mental strength, calculation, reflexes, and of course developing all sorts of athletic skills. The sense of achievment and pride when they took part in their first spars, in a real ring, and got their certs was really great. Some of these kids had never succeeded at anything.

That said, I've never seen any of them use their boxing skills in the yard or on each other. Our top 3 fighters don't even get involved in play scraps.

And, um.. I'm a female boxer. Love the sport; love to watch, love to train, love to spar. Speed and dodging, trying NOT to get hit. It's addictive and I remain uninjured (touch wood) apart from the odd bruise & sprain. If I have a son or daughter some day I'm going to encourage them to take up boxing.

paddyandy wrote: »

Girls to consider becoming boxers ;is that good for boys and girls and is this money at play for new markets ? What will it mean for the problems of Violence in Society ?
A new level ? Boys and girls hitting each other in a serious way ? What is Katey doing ?

Imagine, they'll be letting women drive next. and vote!