spendius wrote:I don't enjoy watching two men trying to beat each other to a pulp. It's against my principles.
I think we men should share them out by gentleman's agreement rather than fighting over them which is what boxing symbolises. We are not kangaroos after all. One each then everybody has to do their fair share and take the heat equidistantly.
One would think there might be a connection between blatant aggressive sport and paving slabs through car windows which wouldn't exist in those sports where the natural aggression of males is tempered by an agreed set of civilising rules.
You see old chap- if male aggression takes its natural course half, at least, of us are little use to women for considerable periods of time due to the injuries received.
Are you suggesting that ladies would rather we fought over them than share them out fairly. I must concede that evolution theory would be on your side, and the jousting tournaments of old, but then again we would still be running around the bare hillside in a loin cloth, in this weather, hunting for a tasty lizard in that event.
Boxing is often rightly called barbaric as it is a relic of a barbaric age.
In certain parts of the world they have names applicable to men who talk and no doubt act like women! Ladyboy is quite a fitting title.
It is natural for man to follow, support and engage in contact sports Spendi, not barbaric. It's controlled, regulated and monitored by common sense and professional training. There are more 'accidents' and damages done to sportsmen in Rugby, Motorcycles, Winter Sports and Cars than boxing can hold a light to.
Ricky Hatton for instance, (a brilliant young man who has done Manchester and the UK proud by his achievements) has promoted boxing in the North west like never envisaged before his arrival. Young Imran Khan is also a pleasure to watch, and his actions as an ambassador for the sport in view of his age especially are remarkable.
It may interest you to know that I know both of the aforementioned young men very well.
How in gods name you contra the merits of boxing with female seduction is beyond me, but then again, most of your statements would confuse Confucious himself. I note your reference to boxing often being called barbaric, as it is a relic of a barbaric age. Excluding your own thoughts on the sport, can you show me where you have seen this?
It is a sport of great skill, demanding years of dedicated training and a monk like lifestyle to achieve the pot of gold. When you see those athletes in the arena, you should be in awe of their ability to produce such levels of entertainment along with it's corresponding benefits.
Boxers rarely get in trouble outside of the ring, in comparison to cricket players and footballers it is zilch.
By the way, the loin cloth I can accept, the running round in this weather would have been no problem either, we would invent fire, warm dwellings and big fluffy bearskin coats.
PS And shagged our bloody bollocks off!.
