Boxing, a sport that pretty much comes with a guarantee of injury, is not really that just different than some other sports which are comparable to the likelihood of injury, for instance, football. Football is a full contact sport in which players are injured frequently and there seems to be no question as to whether football should be banned.
Alot of people make a living from boxing and it takes alot of hard work and dedication to get to the top of the professional ranks. Also, the money generated from PPV fights is too large to ban boxing.
Boxing has been an Olympic sport since 688 BC, so why should it be banned in 2013? Not only does it keep people fit and healthy, but boxers are protected by the Queensbery Rules. There is a referee, and there is also medical staff ready at a seconds notice. The sport is very popular among those in the working class, and it provides thousands of people with a hobby and a job. Boxing is a true test of a person's physical strength, mental alertness, and courage.
Boxing is a sport, just like football, baseball, basketball, etc. It is violent, but no more violent than football, which encourages people to attack one another. If it were banned it would just go underground, people aren't going to stop participating in and watching a sport that they love to do. People who are in boxing are definitely