Quote from: coin-investor on Today at 03:01:21 AM

Quote from: paxmao on July 26, 2021, 11:06:18 AM

I know many people bet on boxing matches and I recently saw a post on an "slapping tournament". I was thinking that professional boxing is kind of questionable as a sport discipline and even more so as a gambling event. It is known that many boxers sustain long term effects of repeated micro-trauma and even some have been know to die in the ring. For all boxing fans and for others that may have a view on this, how is this being considered a fully legal activity being supported? And how is betting of people hitting each other being considered as legal and ethical in today´s world?

Yes it is risky but so does all the other sports, there are also risk involved in these sports and there are injuries also, boxing although risky but compared to old times we have doctors, referees, and governing bodies to check if the fighters are all fit and capable to endure being hit and they also see to it that they are capable to defend themselves, there's no illegal on these sports as long as their bodies that oversees the activities.

the rules in boxing today is probably the best we could come up today unlike what we have before. there was no standing knockout back in the days. as long the boxer stands even if he is unconscious the referree couldn't call it a knockout for he has to fall on the canvas first. that is not safe anymore today.

once the referre sees a boxer drops his hands or not protecting himself, the referree will stop the fight.