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kiri

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9. boxing is to injure your opponent

Reply to MADem (Reply #7)

Fri May 22, 2015, 12:26 PM

May 2015

Boxing is the only "sport" where the sole objective is to give your opponent a concussion (knock out). Boxing is barbarous.

Sure, injuries happen in football, hockey, wrestling (staged or real), but they are "accidental" in winning.

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