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    Should Boxing Be Banned?

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    Should Boxing Be Banned? What do Boxing‚ Sky Diving‚ Horseback Riding‚ and Climbing Mountains have in common? All of these sports can be very dangerous to perform some more than others but dangerous all the same‚ yet thousands of people continue to attempt these sports and many more dangerous activities evry day. An obvious question somebody might ask is why doesn’t anyone stop these people from doing these sports if their so dangerous? The simple answer is‚ its nobody else’s business what

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    ISSUE – Should Boxing Be Banned CONTENTION – Shouldn’t be banned Recently there has been a debate on whether or not boxing should be banned. There are people who agree with the idea of boxing being banned and claim that it is dangerous and life threatening. However‚ there are others who disagree and argue that there are more dangerous sports. This issue could lead to unexpected consequences‚ such as boxers having brain injuries. I believe that boxing shouldn’t be banned because it is the boxers’

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    Boxing is a very popular sport‚ enjoyed by millions across the world. It is also a dangerous sport. Over 1000 boxers have died during or just after fights in the past one hundred years. Many more have been damaged for life by injuries in the boxing ring. Some of these victims were professional boxers who made their living from the sport. Others were amateurs boxing for fitness and fun‚ rather than for money. Sometimes it seems to be just one punch which does the damage. In other cases it seems to

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    Boxing is Barbaric and Should be Banned Cuts and bruises‚ broken ribs‚ internal bleeding‚ brain damage‚ death. Is the sport of boxing too much of a risk? Although cockfighting and bearbaiting have been banned for several decades in most civilized countries‚ fistfights between people are still allowed. Boxing first started out as a sport in the Olympic Games from as early as 688 BC. Boxing (sometimes also known as pugilism) is a combat sport in which two participants‚ generally of similar weight

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    Violence in Sport- Should boxing be Legal? Brain damage‚ broken limbs‚ ruptured organs‚ severe lacerations- these are just some of the possible injuries a boxer may sustain throughout the course of an often short career. In any other circumstances the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) would categorise the infliction of these types of injuries as an assault occasioning actual bodily harm or even grievous bodily harm. Boxing has to date largely maintained its privileged status and thus defied the law. Perhaps

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    disciplines. The board rejected the International Amateur Boxing Association’s (AIBA’s) proposal to add a women’s boxing program to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. IOC sports director‚ Kelly Fairweather said the decision was taken on a "purely technical basis." The IOC did not feel it has reached the stage where it merits inclusion (dailytimes.com)

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    Advertising in the 1900’s was very popular for persuading people to buy the a product. Imitating and have the “image” or look of a particular person and influence more and more people to buy the product is the goal. In today’s society advertisments work the same way and if anything it has it’s pro’s and cons of the way people live their lives by being influenced by these advertisements.The first photo that I chose to present‚ portrays how an elegant woman from the 1920’s is smoking a cigarette

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    Boxing Shouldnt Be Banned

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    It is understandable that people would think boxing should be banned because they do not approve of the whole concept--fighting. However‚ some people have a true love and passion for the sport‚ which has been around since the Ancient Greek times. This sport also provides jobs for boxers‚ so you would be putting many out of work. If you do not approve of boxing‚ why ban it... Just avoid the sport yourself. Don’t ruin what some people do for a living. It is like saying that because you personally despise

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    Born in Manassa‚ Colorado on June 24‚ 1895‚ Jack Dempsey rose to boxing stardom in the 1920’s. Dempsey started his boxing career at Young Peter Jackson’s Gym in Salt Lake City at the age of 16. He began his professional career in 1914‚ fighting in small mining towns in Colorado under the name "Kid Blackie". Dempsey emerged from numerous small saloon-floor boxing matches to victory in over 80 professional fights by the age of 24. Dempsey was a hard-nosed‚ fearless boxer‚ perhaps best known for

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    Should Boxing Be Illegal?

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    The Future of Boxing Remember when sports were another form of safe recreation and a pleasant pastime? That has not necessarily been the case since boxing has taken over popular culture. At first glance‚ boxing can easily be seen as violent and even inhumane. Benny Paret’s death illustrates a fatal boxing match in which he was fighting against Emile Griffith. Suffering from a massive hemorrhage to the brain‚ Paret went into a coma and died 10 days after the fight (Cousins). This was not the first

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