Posted by Duffless at hide101.suffolk.edu on January 30, 2002 at 09:58:49:
In Reply to: Not giving Tyson his licence... Agree? or Disagree posted by Hov on January 30, 2002 at 07:41:24:
Allow me to vent.....
Boxing is not a sport. Two people punching each other until one can't take it anymore is not a sport...just because they are athletic and train to do it, doesn't make it a sport...In my opinion boxing is a travesty...promoters take young black and hispanic men off of the street and train them to Box, little is done for their education and they are reared to love and embrace violence, they are made slaves to their masters...Don King is a slave master, It is also my opinion that boxing is fixed and has been since the 1970's, can I prove this, no.....but that is how I feel....why do you think that Tyson is a violent ear biting rapist...because he is a psycho....he may have done all of those things without boxing, but we will never know, I certainly don't think that boxing served as an outlet for his violent expressions, more so as a catalyst for his rage....I don't think Boxing should be banned, as two adults hitting each other is their business, however, shame on all of us americans who pay countless dollars to support this industry...to quote the simpsons"just don't look"......maybe it will go away