A Speech on “Should Boxing Be Illegal?

I am here today to talk to you about whether or not boxing should be legal. In my opinion, boxing should be illegal. According to the World Medical Association, “Boxing is a dangerous sport. Unlike most other sports, its basic intent is to produce bodily harm in the opponent. Boxing can result in death and produces an alarming incidence of chronic brain injury. For this reason, the World Medical Association recommends that boxing be banned”.

Boxing is a sporting event that does not provide any good to the ones participating, nor the ones who watch it. Though fans may argue that boxing is a sport that encourages physical fitness, brings discipline, and helps people to make money, there are various other sporting events and other events which can provide all these without being violent.

Boxing is a very risky sport compared to other activities and sport full stop boxing is usually done to show strength but there are various other places where strength can be shown without violence. Since it is a very aggressive event most people are asked not to watch such sports.

Children who watch this tend to show aggressive behavior and think that it is okay to hit people and hurt them. According to various psychological experiments, it is seen that children copy what they see and boxing sends them the wrong message. Boxing glamorizes violence and makes people think that they can be rich and famous through physical aggression.

There are several cases where Boxers have got severe injuries including head injuries which have proven to be very fatal and most of them haven’t recovered from their injuries and have succumbed to death.

In many former competitors diseases like chronic traumatic encephalopathy was found. Which is a degenerative condition which is caused due to repeated and severe head injuries. There are various neurological symptoms like memory loss, mood swings, and may eventually lead to dementia.

Though there are various other sports like Ice-Hockey, Rugby, etc. which cause injuries boxing is regarded as one of the most dangerous Sports. Many people have got brain diseases and put lives at risk because of boxing. Boxing is a very aggressive spot where harm is intended and the opposite party looks to make the other one unconscious and full of injuries. 

Many doctors say that boxing can cause eye and brain damage due to repeated punches on the head to stop some injuries today’s may go unnoticed during that time but it may cause severe problems to the boxes in later life. If not made illegal or banned at least you should be a certain limit to the amount of risk and injuries which can be made to another person and making them unconscious should be out of the league.

People should focus on other Sports that are non-aggressive and which people of every age can watch. Boxing should either be made illegal or they should be put a limit as to the amount of risk that the person may endure. Thank you.

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