The Ultimate Sport

[Smokin]

Ok, I am a big boxing fan, grew up with the sport, however in many sports boxing seems to be tied in.

For example, today Bruce likened the Port-Ess game to a Heavyweight fight, as they did last week with Ess-Nth. The swimming tonight brought up boxing and champions, Sheedy often likens games to fights and fighters, ie last week essendon copping a 'hit on the chin' and had to get up. On a preview of this mornings Wallabies game on sky news I think it was - again this was a clash of the heavyweight champions or something like that.

Many times in footy, rugby league, union, cricket etc I have noticed the comenatators saying such things as -

"they are on the ropes"
"they are backed into a corner"
"they just cant land that knockout blow"
"they just wont go down"
etc etc

I am wondering - is boxing the ultimate sport? It is probably the purest sport - but what is it about boxing that all sports seem to liken themselves, or at least situations, to it.

Is boxing the ultimate challenge for humans? two fighters, bringing in only shorts, gloves and vaseline in a ropped-off area who are aiming to land punches in order to KO or decision their oppononent - nowhere to run and nobody to help you - is this the ultimate?

It just got me wondering, and me and a mate were talking about it today - boxing seems to be associated with many things in life, ie in life - 'when you get knocked down, u get back up again!" etc.

Also - just about EVERY sport in this world uses boxing to assist fitness and co-ordination. I have been at many gyms and seen just about every sorta athlete come and do a bit of boxin - from footballers to gymnasts to swimmers to housewives trying to lose weight.

Im just wondering - is boxing the B]ultimate[/B] sport??

(u could probably generalise it to ring sports, ie boxing, kickboxin, thai boxing etc - all similar but different.)

 

[Jethro Q Walrustitty]

Boxing's a load of shi'ite. They oughta ban it.

In my humble opinion.

 

[Smokin]

why?

 

[Jethro Q Walrustitty]

Because it's crap.

 

[Diatribe]

If I wanted to watch two neanderthals belt each other senseless I'd like it. I reckon it's crap.

 

[jod23]

You mentioned Boxing was pure???

Boxing is anything BUT pure.

 

[Smokin]

Originally posted by jod23
You mentioned Boxing was pure???

Boxing is anything BUT pure.

jod - please elaborate.

I mean I have been around boxing for years, and I have heard all the knockers and whatever have a go at it - I just want to read opinions here on what people think of it. No no-brainer stuff like "it's crap", but arguments and more detailed opinions.

It intrigues me that many 'footy fans' dont like it, fine, but then why does the sport play such a big role in every AFL club? Why do commentators keep likening situations to boxing?

 

[mud n blood]

Boxing's great .... a good fighter is truely artistic. (Ali, Sugar Ray, Jones and co.)

Get past the "thuggery" aspect you tree-huggers and lesbo-lovers whinge about. Any risk this sport poses is purely up to the individual to take - noone else can decide whether its right or wrong. All boxers make their own decisions to enter the ring ..... I think you'll find more racing drivers die than boxers, so get over it.

You same do-gooders watch blokes smash their knees, ankles and shoulders every week as well, and don't bat an eyelid - hypocrates!

I'm with you, smokin.

 

[Bloodstained Angel]

me too smokin'

I'm a 'tree hugger' (I guess ?) but I love a good bout.

Boxing is very artistic and sophisticated and combined with the brutality of it all - its makes for compelling spectacle.

Anyone ever heard of the expression "The Pugilistic Arts" ?

cheers

 

[jod23]

Originally posted by Smokin


jod - please elaborate.

I mean I have been around boxing for years, and I have heard all the knockers and whatever have a go at it - I just want to read opinions here on what people think of it. No no-brainer stuff like "it's crap", but arguments and more detailed opinions.

It intrigues me that many 'footy fans' dont like it, fine, but then why does the sport play such a big role in every AFL club? Why do commentators keep likening situations to boxing?

Well there is two guys or women nowadays and you send them in the ring to beat eachothers brains out??? Thousands of people turn up, everyone throws on a bet to watch humans make idiots of themselves. Senseless violence!

 

[Smokin]

Originally posted by jod23


Well there is two guys or women nowadays and you send them in the ring to beat eachothers brains out??? Thousands of people turn up, everyone throws on a bet to watch humans make idiots of themselves. Senseless violence!

you know absolutely nothing about boxing, do you?

 

[Roos2001]

Boxing is DEFINITELY not a sport. Boxers have died from getting bash on the head, anyway u can watch 2 idiots bashing each other anywhere not just in a ring.

 

[xBinny]

Yeah, just go to the footy on the weekend!

 

[Captain Sensible]

I'm a proud tree hugger and I also like boxing. Some brainless idiots have seen one or two Tyson fights and think that they know all about the sport.
Tyson and most of his heavyweight mates are fighters not boxers. They go out and smash peoples heads in.
Before you criticize boxing watch a couple of welterweights or middleweights who actually box, that is defend themselves while searching for his opponents weaknesses, and then tell us that all there is to boxing is two fellers punching each other in the head.

Now for a truly silly sport there is always basketball. Convoluted and too many rules. Over paid and selfish competitors. Basketball is the sport for poeple who dont actually like sport but want to be able to say that they follow one.
Hence all the lights, music, colour and movement. It detracts from the fact that nothing interesting ever happens on the court.