Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut View Post
That said, putting two professional boxers in the ring together is a lot different than, both, gladiators fighting to the death, and two animals going at it, in a pit.

Physically extreme? Sure. Primitive? Only if you're seeing things superficially.
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I hear what your saying about the sporting side of it. I've had this discussion before and it makes me uncomfortable because I don't want to compare this to animals fighting and say they should be stopped. I just don't think most people look at it the way of an artform, maybe I've been around the wrong people and I admit I don't know much about boxing or really any sports, but to me it's just an extension of the gladiators and the pain of others as entertainment. It seems to me that the boxers are taken advantage of.

I know this is just a matter of opinion and I don't think boxing should be outlawed or anything. I don't think ALL people who watch boxing (just some of them) are brutes who woud just as soon see a dog or a knife fight. It is probably something so much a part of human nature that it will always happen and is better kept in a ring and controlled.