Is boxing a mere art form?

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Boxers are not some primitive rock slinging cro-mags.The sport is every bit,even more so a mental contest as it is Physical and each fighter looks to exploit the others deficiencies as well as imposing his or her Strengths & talents.There is inherent risk in every aspect regardless of skill set,fighting style or level of career.It is far more than two guys punching one another in the face and seeing who has the biggest shaft.EVERY boxer takes many risk's!

If a stylistic boxer uses his skills to Break down another capable Boxer it is really a thing of beauty.Some are beating mentally before they feel the pain.The shifts in footwork,The positioning and punch selection when they are combined are as much a skill as ANY other sport out there.Take a Slugger also,The willingness to disregard his self doubt and the belief within that they can walk down there opponent and persevere with power and determination is aww inspiring when you see it.Its not always so ying or yang,Thats the great aspect,For myself anyway.The fight Is a continuum from what might be a Tepid beginning with sizing up to a gradual escalation as It unfolds.Sometimes you get an explosive one punch blowout or a 12 round staring contest.....At times you get both.

I do not think the struggle of Boxing in the media can be tied to Individual fighting styles.Boxing has shot itself in the feet with Bad Decisions,lacking & corrupt Commissions, sanctioning bodies with no Intersest in the athletes but more so in the revenue they generate and the shiny trinkets they flaunt.If it comes down to Defensive or "Not TV friendly" fighters as a problem The Networks will sort it out as they try to Appeal to certain Demographics.There is a method to the madness at work and alot of times boxing is a theater of controlled chaos.