I've never understood boxing.<\/p>\n
Watching people beating each other to a pulp never made sense to me as a \"sport\". Rocky<\/em> movies? Forget it - I never went near them.<\/p>\n I remember when one of those world boxing championships was on and my colleague just couldn't understand why I wasn't interested in waiting up all night to watch it.<\/p>\n According to a BBC Health article (which is no longer available), <\/p>\n ...as boxing involves powerful people hitting each other repeatedly, often around the head, there are other risks - most serious of all being permanent severe brain damage.<\/p>\n While other injuries repair relatively easily, brain tissue, once damaged, remains damaged.<\/p>\n The symptoms of such brain damage - commonly known as being \"punch drunk\" - include slurred speech, slow reactions and even occasional blackouts. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And you can imagine the effect that repeated damage from long-term boxing has on the brain's ability to learn.<\/p>\n I'm very happy that:<\/p>\n For the moment [the British Medical Association] continues to lobby for a total ban on boxing for men or women.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I liked this suggestion from Professor Hugh Bayne:<\/p>\n He wrote in the British Medical Journal that doctors could make boxing illegal in the UK simply by withdrawing their support and refusing to attend bouts.<\/p>\n He pointed out medical cover is a legal requirement at all boxing promotions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Just ban it. Period.<\/p>\n\n
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