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Does anyone have an opnion on this? Personally I feel that openly violent sports (such as boxing) should not be encouraged in schools. The problem with Boxing being that it normally invloves driect phyiscal agression against the two opponents.. This (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "aggression" is common to many sports. The problem with pugilism is that its aim is to give the opponent, at least, short term brain damage. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have been boxing for decades (hence my alias - Ed Boxer). I train 3-4 times a week, I still fight white collar amateur exhibition fights. While it is true that repeated blows to the head cause brain damage, boxing is one of the safest sports (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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There is a good overview given here: "Boxing: The health risks" (URL) A "Ed "Boxer" Jones" <edboxer@aol.com> wrote in message news:G7pvrJ.DF@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) control... (...) times (...) boxing is (...) brain (...) fights (...) more (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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