Good post. I myself think boxing will not be banned, and the roach surviving the nuclear blast analogy is a good one. Outcries for the banning of boxing have surfaced before, only to slowly die off once the latest novelty case gets further into the past. I've loved the sport for many years, so obviously I hope it never gets banned. But I'm all for trying to make it safer without taking away its essence. How? For one thing, by cracking down on the cheaters, who in one way or another pose a serious threat to fellow boxers. How else? By providing continuing education to corners, referees, judges, ring doctors, boxing commission decision-makers..... anybody who has a hand in deciding a fighter's fate. Brain trauma is a complex, serious matter, and.... although the very nature of boxing involves inflicting that very type of brain trauma, certain steps can still be taken to make the sport a bit safer. Both for the sake of the fighters, and to keep the wolves at bay. I hate when issues become political footballs for people who couldn't really care less about the human beings involved. And like I said before, before boxing ever gets banned, I think they should start by taking a long hard look at the rules of MMA, a sport I've never warmed up to.