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pipoman

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39. The long term injury rate for all professional athletes is extreme...

Reply to HassleCat (Reply #35)

Mon May 4, 2015, 10:56 AM

May 2015

It is one reason both of these guys made between 3 and $5 million per minute in the ring.

There are a lot of professions with high long term injury rates...most don't pay enough to help with the injuries. .this one does. We are back to choices people make about their lives and careers...nobody is boxing today who doesn't know the risks...

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True or false: watching the fight tonight means you are OK with Mayweather being a terrible human [View all] Godhumor May 2015 OP

Isn't the pay/view safeinOhio May 2015 #1

I just checked, safeinOhio May 2015 #6

now come up with 90 more bucks.. eloydude May 2015 #7

Mayweather is a piece of shit... ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #2

What fight? People are fighting? Baltimore? davekriss May 2015 #3

I am not watching the fight bvf May 2015 #4

No. I'm going to watch it on the 'Net eloydude May 2015 #5

So you cheer for a man that doesn't believe in equality dbackjon May 2015 #40

false Motown_Johnny May 2015 #8

could care less... chillfactor May 2015 #9

I refuse to watch people beat the crap out of each other unless they are examplary human beings Warren DeMontague May 2015 #10

Whose your money donco May 2015 #11

Fight? I predict Mayweather just runs away all night, then laughs all the way to the bank. nt Electric Monk May 2015 #12

Spot on FreakinDJ May 2015 #33

Watching two men beat the shit out of each other for the entertainment of millions is not my thing Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #13

I'm not watching because cwydro May 2015 #14

What if you're rooting for the other guy to beat the shit out of Mayweather? backscatter712 May 2015 #15

Manny is no saint either obnoxiousdrunk May 2015 #16

And he hates gays dbackjon May 2015 #41

Are barbarians terrible human beings? GeorgeGist May 2015 #17

False LittleBlue May 2015 #18

They're both horrible humans. Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #19

Boom Boom, out go the lights deaniac21 May 2015 #36

sumo wrestling? snooper2 May 2015 #42

Interesting MeTV is showing the Star Trek episode The_Gamesters_of_Triskelion tonight. Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 #20

Get a more complete perspective. Pacquiao is no angel either. Pls see this link brush May 2015 #21

False. 11 Bravo May 2015 #22

Pacquiao is a dangerous POS, too PeaceNikki May 2015 #23

Pounding the shit out of someone vankuria May 2015 #30

Actually i think enjoying sports like boxing makes you a lesser person CBGLuthier May 2015 #24

Mayweather's son's witness statement: demmiblue May 2015 #25

Something Else HassleCat May 2015 #26

it's an age old sport with less injury than most sports..at least no more pipoman May 2015 #29

Sorry, but... HassleCat May 2015 #35

The long term injury rate for all professional athletes is extreme... pipoman May 2015 #39

I won't give boxing a cent ever pipoman May 2015 #27

I'm trying to find anything to argue about in your post. NaturalHigh May 2015 #32

Watching the fight means you're dumb enough to shell out big bucks hobbit709 May 2015 #28

I really don't think that's the case. NaturalHigh May 2015 #31

I think the people in PH who paid to watch this were ripped off daredtowork May 2015 #34

I don't think its that serious JonLP24 May 2015 #37

I have no problem pipi_k May 2015 #38