Summary Of The Death Of Benny Paret
“And Paret? Paret died on his feet.” that sentence right there shows how fast a person can die in one sport. One punch can knock you down. Also if the force is strong, that one punch could kill you. The article “The Death of Benny Paret” is a prime example of why boxing should not be played. Boxing is just like when guys(Gladiators) would be in a arena and fight till the death back in 180AD. Benny Paret fights a man named Griffith and Griffith punches Paret 18 times and it kills him. Boxing is not a sport that should be played because it can lead to extreme injuries or possibly death. For example, Benny Paret’s story. Benny Paret was a “welterweight champion because of his unusual ability to take a punch.”. That sentence alone let's the reader
know Paret was a very good boxer. Meaning it should be hard to hurt him let alone kill him. Benny then gets punched eighteen times by Griffith and the crown feels the emotion and feeling of Paret going down as it says “As he took those eighteen punches something happened to everyone who was in psychic range of the event.”. When watching a boxing game in person you hear, see, smell, and feel the sadness, suspense, and everything else of an opponent getting hit. There is nothing good about boxing, either way the opponent will get hurt in some way. In the third paragraph it explains the feeling of Paret dying and the way it looked. “He began to pass away. As he passed, so his limbs descended beneath him. And sank slowly to the floor.” this sentence explains the way Paret passed away. Boxing is what killed Paret. If boxing was never created he would have not been in that ring and received those punches. One mistake can kill you. Paret was ducking from Griffith and got stuck in the rope which left him defenseless which causes his death. Gladiators would fight till the death and one mistake led them to that death. Boxing is a death sport. Boxing should not be played because the only outcome of it is an injury or death.
know Paret was a very good boxer. Meaning it should be hard to hurt him let alone kill him. Benny then gets punched eighteen times by Griffith and the crown feels the emotion and feeling of Paret going down as it says “As he took those eighteen punches something happened to everyone who was in psychic range of the event.”. When watching a boxing game in person you hear, see, smell, and feel the sadness, suspense, and everything else of an opponent getting hit. There is nothing good about boxing, either way the opponent will get hurt in some way. In the third paragraph it explains the feeling of Paret dying and the way it looked. “He began to pass away. As he passed, so his limbs descended beneath him. And sank slowly to the floor.” this sentence explains the way Paret passed away. Boxing is what killed Paret. If boxing was never created he would have not been in that ring and received those punches. One mistake can kill you. Paret was ducking from Griffith and got stuck in the rope which left him defenseless which causes his death. Gladiators would fight till the death and one mistake led them to that death. Boxing is a death sport. Boxing should not be played because the only outcome of it is an injury or death.