The Controversy Of Banning Boxing

Improved Essays
Boxing has existed in some form since at least 688 BC when the ancient Greeks made it an Olympic game, but its history has often been a controversial one.
Those who propose to ban boxing believe that boxing causes the eye and brain injuries. They occur because of repeated punches to the head. These injuries may go unnoticed at the time, but cause the boxer serious problems in later life. There are very few professional fighters whose brains end up unscathed by the end of their career.
On the other hand, the proponents of boxing asserts that boxing requires a high degree of physical fitness, if you wish to be successful, so it teaches young people to look after their bodies. In addition, the sport teaches discipline. As well as things like exercise

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    After watching the video, reading the article and conducting my own research, I discovered ban the box to have several pros and cons to its implementation. When completing an application for hire, many ex-offenders are concerned about whether they will get hired or not based on their criminal record (Hyde, 2015). Yet, I feel as though with this requirement removed from applications, it would help ex-offenders become more hopeful, confident, and joyful that they have a greater chance at obtaining a job. Nevertheless, banning the box from the application process is only the first step in businesses hiring an ex-offender (Hyde, 2015). No matter the criminal record the offender has obtained, the offender still has to take their own initiative to…

    • 460 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The Boxer Rebellion in the 1900s was a group of northern Chinese peasants who aimed to drive out any foreign influences from Japan and the West. They killed Christians, destroyed property, and claimed to work with magic that would protect them. They were rebelling against the upper class, by whom they felt threatened. They used natural causes, like the lack of rainfall and fierce winds, to justify their mission and expand their influences and destruction. Attracting mainly young men to join them helped the Boxers' influence grow and ingrained their ideals in the youth's minds.…

    • 1469 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Superior Essays

    How can we allow this continue? Close contact sports such as boxing, MMA, and football are dangerous “blood sports;” like the fights that would take place in a Roman Coliseum. To prevent concussions and knockouts, game rules must change, and players should wear highly protective head guards that far exceed the safety standards of current equipment. These sports must evolve in order to protect our athletes. Over 80% of athletes who take part in close contact sports experience symptoms related to CTE or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.…

    • 1652 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Concussions In Sports

    • 348 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Football, soccer, and boxing three top sports in concussions are slowly killing these sports, so what can we do and what does these injuries cause. These sports are causing people, families, and friends that have lost lots to these types of injuries because they simply can't remember their families or have affected their everyday lives. The long term effects of high impact sports are Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy “ brain disease” , and also affects the whole sport in general and can have a negative effect on the whole community as well. The first issue that is most often seen in high impact sports are concussions.…

    • 348 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The human brain is an extraordinarily complex and crucial part to the body, so we wouldn't want to knowingly put it in the face of danger. Brain damage is a very tragic and serious topic that shouldn't be taken lightly. One uncommonly known factor of long-term brain damage is receiving a concussion, mostly resulting from head-on collision sports and activities. After an athlete experiences a concussion, they have very little healing time and return back to playing their sport and are three times more likely the get a second concussion, and a third, and possibly fourth. Every concussion results in more brain damage and long term effects than the previous one like decreased memory, and slower healing processes, and this can bring the young…

    • 256 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Do you play any of these sports soccer, football, boxing? Even if you don’t you probably know someone who does. Did you know soccer players head a soccer ball at about 70 MPH, boxers receive punches to the head at about 20 MPH, and professional football players receive about 900-1,500 blows to the head during a season. Concussions have been a major issue in sports, and now since several people play them, more people are affected by them. Which has an effect on them in the long run.…

    • 505 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Banning books do not help anyone, banning a book in a library makes it more difficult for other people to read the book if they can not afford to by the book. The definition of a banned book is a work that contains material that has been deemed inappropriate, offensive, or dangerous by certain people or organizations. The people that challenge the books are usually parents of school children (Shumaker). Furthermore, it is really easy to ban a book, all that a person would have to do is challenge the book by filling out a form of why they think the book should be banned.…

    • 479 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Explanation: The equipment you use for football protects athletes, but if you use it wrong it may harm you so coaches should teach you the proper technique to hit an opponent and coaches also parents should teach good sportsmanship to minimize unnecessary aggression on the field. Conclusion: All things considered, it seems that concussions can be a big effect on athletes careers. Football leagues have been eliminating things to prevent brain injuries to athletes. As leagues improve football will still be a physical and risky sport but will have less head injuries which can lead to a bad concussion which isn’t a joke because it’s different types of concussions.…

    • 840 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Social Issues In Sports

    • 1502 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks Today the National Football League seems to be the hot bed of social issues. Every time I turn on the television another football player has struck again. Our society is run by money, power, and status. One of the monsters and leading powerhouses in our society is none other than the NFL.…

    • 1502 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Did you know that football is the #1 high school sport in the United States? Maybe not for long though. There are imposers who want to ban football from being a high school sport because it causes too many concussions. I disagree with this idea because if a student wants to play, they should be aware of anything that could happen. Also, there is the same chance of getting injured in any other sport.…

    • 496 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Satire About Boxing

    • 680 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Boxing… The misunderstood art! What do you mean? No sport where you beat the opposition up until one gives in can be considered an art!this is a generalization made by many who have not even seen a full boxing match. Boxing is the only way of life to those who are fans and participants in the sport.…

    • 680 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Competitive sports are good for kids because it can help them sustain mental and physical health. Especially when started at a young…

    • 841 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Children and teens of today's society are getting less exercise and physical activity than ever before. The solution to this epidemic is joining competitive sports, they are not just good for the child’s health they are also good for various other things. Of course, there are risks involved in competitive sports such as getting injured and sometimes seriously injured and competitive sports may get heated and can become all about the winning but they need to take the risk in order to see the many benefits competitive sports have. Competitive sports numerous benefits but here are a few, competitive sports have social benefits.…

    • 1876 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    In the locker room are Dan and Jason. I say hello and continue on to my locker. More people come in and everyone starts talking about how bad their day was. It's almost a daily contest to see who can have bragging rights for having the worst day, perhaps they want sympathy or maybe they just like to complain a lot. I find it humorous that a bunch of guys who come in every day to train and beat on each other can complain so much, so I laugh at them and leave the locker room.…

    • 971 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    They allow a person to be more mentally capable than they would have been. Sports teach kids about self-confidence, allowing a person to be comfortable showing off their capabilities on the playing field. They also teach focus and determination by pushing the student through tough times and seeing them succeed. This focus can be derived from the fact that sports develop a person’s patience, persistence, and practice. Athletics also teaches an individual the importance of time management and how to balance different parts of your life.…

    • 1042 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays