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Originally Posted by Mike33
You're right - they're taking it slowly because a death would severely hurt the sport that's still in its infancy. I think a time will come when it won't be as much of an issue, but it's far down the road.
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Interesting info about how many boxers have died in the boxing ring.
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An editorial in The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington, after the fight said nearly 900 boxers had died as a result of injuries in the ring since 1920.
"It is time to halt that tabulation," the newspaper said. "It is time to ban boxing, a sport in which death is the predictable outcome of athletic proficiency ... it is surprising that more boxers don't die.
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