I'm not asking whether it should be or not; obviously a boxing forum isn't going to provide unbiased data.
I was reading an article a few days ago where the writer called for a ban on boxing, citing of course the Abdusalamov incident.
It's time for New York to give up the fight and ban boxing - NY Daily News
He brings up a lot of interesting points. What we've learned about the effects of head injuries and concussions over the last 10 years or so has been a real eye opener. We've become more aware and sympathetic to the dangers of brain trauma and those suffering with aquired brain injuries.
The big argument you see from boxing and MMA fans is "well, football/hockey/ect is dangerous too and they are accepted". But the fact is, in no other sport (besides MMA) is the main, primary objective to give somebody a brain injury.
No matter how much you go on about the beauty of the sweet science, the technique, the art, the discipline, ect, at the end of the day the main purpose of all of that is to knock another man unconscious.
We live in a very sensitive culture now adays: all you hear is "bully this, bully that", or somebody getting fired because they said something insensitive that offended some group.
Will we get to the point where our culture rejects this brutal sport where the object is to smash someone's brain?
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