“This is probably the tamest round of the entire fight, ” the announcer proclaimed. But all that echoed in my mind were my own thoughts. One, two, punch. Jab, jab, uppercut. Win for the fans. Win for my family. Win for me. Irrepressible, the beast inside had escaped from its confinements. The boxing ring dissolved, the cheering of the fans dwindled, I was back on the streets of the concrete jungle. Hands were all I could feel wrenching me away from Paret, wrenching me away from a trance were hands. Clear as a bell, the announcer’s words rang, “Paret has collapsed from exhaustion from that beating on the ropes.” Died, would’ve been a more suitable word than collapsed. In the text, “The Death of Benny Paret” by Norman Mailer, the author explores
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The opposition claims that boxers are aware of the risks they will face, boxing is someone’s dream and job, and professional boxing is done in a controlled environment. They also believe that other sports, such as football, are just as dangerous and question if those should be outlawed as well. These claims are true to a certain extent but, my own view remains; professional boxing should be banned. An opposing viewpoint suggests that boxers know what they are getting themselves into. Granted, it will forever be like a game of chance. Whether they die this game or the succeeding game, no one can ever be sure until the moment hits them out of the blue. Critics state that boxing is someone’s dream. Though you should follow your dreams, is that dream worth it if they and others become damaged in return? How would they be able to live out their dream if they died in the process? By banning boxing, boxers’ lives would be saved as well as their families’ heartaches. On the same note, opposers assert that banning boxing would be similar to firing someone from their job, causing them to lose their source of income. Although boxers do make some money off fights, in reality that income is going straight back to their job. In an interview, professional boxer Carl Froch, states, “..only 3% of all professionals (a group I’m lucky enough to be in) make enough money to live off it...” (Kelly, 100-101) An outcome of …show more content…
These facts clearly indicate how boxing is physically deleterious: four major medical associations ascertained that boxing should be banned, boxing can lead to harmful effects on the body, like brain damage, and many boxers, like Benny Paret, have died in the ring. Furthermore, those close to professional boxers have to suffer heartaches for having to observe and nurse their loved ones in pain from boxing, as exemplified by a former boxer’s sister, and deal with the heart-rending effects post boxing, such as boxers forgetting them or their memories. They also face anxiety waiting for the boxer to come home safely and deal with symptoms of grief if the boxer dies. Boxing causes bodily damage. Boxing causes death. Boxing causes anguish. Boxing may breathe life into boxers’ lives, but like the Grim Reaper, it also snatches it away from them. We can continue to let boxers brawl with death or we can end this dance now by banning boxing. You
The opposition claims that boxers are aware of the risks they will face, boxing is someone’s dream and job, and professional boxing is done in a controlled environment. They also believe that other sports, such as football, are just as dangerous and question if those should be outlawed as well. These claims are true to a certain extent but, my own view remains; professional boxing should be banned. An opposing viewpoint suggests that boxers know what they are getting themselves into. Granted, it will forever be like a game of chance. Whether they die this game or the succeeding game, no one can ever be sure until the moment hits them out of the blue. Critics state that boxing is someone’s dream. Though you should follow your dreams, is that dream worth it if they and others become damaged in return? How would they be able to live out their dream if they died in the process? By banning boxing, boxers’ lives would be saved as well as their families’ heartaches. On the same note, opposers assert that banning boxing would be similar to firing someone from their job, causing them to lose their source of income. Although boxers do make some money off fights, in reality that income is going straight back to their job. In an interview, professional boxer Carl Froch, states, “..only 3% of all professionals (a group I’m lucky enough to be in) make enough money to live off it...” (Kelly, 100-101) An outcome of …show more content…
These facts clearly indicate how boxing is physically deleterious: four major medical associations ascertained that boxing should be banned, boxing can lead to harmful effects on the body, like brain damage, and many boxers, like Benny Paret, have died in the ring. Furthermore, those close to professional boxers have to suffer heartaches for having to observe and nurse their loved ones in pain from boxing, as exemplified by a former boxer’s sister, and deal with the heart-rending effects post boxing, such as boxers forgetting them or their memories. They also face anxiety waiting for the boxer to come home safely and deal with symptoms of grief if the boxer dies. Boxing causes bodily damage. Boxing causes death. Boxing causes anguish. Boxing may breathe life into boxers’ lives, but like the Grim Reaper, it also snatches it away from them. We can continue to let boxers brawl with death or we can end this dance now by banning boxing. You