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Magazine Article claims Boxing is 'attemped murder'

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Jesuit mag condemns boxing

ROME (AP) -- An influential Jesuit magazine close to the Vatican condemned pro boxing as a "legalized form of attempted murder."
The article in Civilta Cattolica, titled "The Immorality of Professional Boxing," compared the sport to the bloody gladiator contests in ancient Rome. It also criticized the business side of boxing as being equally ruthless.

The magazine provided advance copies of the article, which will appear Saturday.
Boxing is a "legalized form of attempted murder, in the short or in the long run," the magazine said. It also noted that fighters who don't die in the ring often suffer long-term physical and psychological injuries.
The article cited the deaths of hundreds of fighters in the last century, including Leavander Johnson, who died last month in Las Vegas. Johnson collapsed on his way to the dressing room after taking a beating in his IBF lightweight title defense against Jesus Chavez. Johnson underwent surgery and never came out of a medically induced coma.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/10/14/bc.box.vatican.boxing.ap/index.html
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Lots of non-religious groups have also condemned boxing so what is everyones thoughts on this issue. Sorry sports illustrated didn't give a link to the actual article.
 
Boxing rules. If you don't want to get punched in the face, don't get in the ring. As many HS kids die of heatstroke in football practice each year as boxers get killed in the ring in the US. A kid from Louisville got hit in the throat w/ a soccer ball during a game this week and died. Boxing has a nobility to it that, at it's best, is probably more powerful than any other sport,IMO.
 
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Boxing rules. If you don't want to get punched in the face, don't get in the ring. As many HS kids die of heatstroke in football practice each year as boxers get killed in the ring in the US. A kid from Louisville got hit in the throat w/ a soccer ball during a game this week and died. Boxing has a nobility to it that, at it's best, is probably more powerful than any other sport,IMO.
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Yeah i agree totally. Also who the hell gave me bad rep points for something that tedginn05 said in this thread. I never said anything about a paper ball. Next time try not to be an idiot and give the rep points to the right person.
 
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