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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Boxing just needs to go away. With what we now understand regarding concussions and head injury, there is no excuse to allow it to continue. It provides the illusion of promise to too many desperate kids. And it fails to deliver for most, while often ruining the lives of those who "succeeded".
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Fair point but there are so many reasons why I disagree, respectfully.
My farther boxed at West Point and I went with him to various gyms and learned how to box at a young age...up through my post sophomore summer in HS. We moved to South Carolina and the vibe was very different from the gyms in Oxnard and Camarillo. Not in a good way.
Because I was tall and large for my age, I never competed in a GG match...I would have been fighting much more mature men. I would have been the human tom-tom.
So, I always sparred with headgear and softer gloves.
I can tell you, as you no doubt know from the rest of your post, Jeff, that there are just a handful of mistakes people make in a fight they simply have not been taught how to avoid.
My son still competes in Ju Jitsu and it is fascinating to watch. On the ground, I am a a complete morsel.