We should ban boxing

Thank you, Charr, for your somewhat fast responses. Well, I end my side of this debate. Yes. WikiAnswer may be, sometimes, an unreliable source. However, I would like to tell you that in http://wiki.answers.com... it was answered by Di nozzo. If you check out Di nozzo's record, it states that Di nozzo has 12 Trust points and is a bronze contributor. http://wiki.answers.com... He seems to be a somewhat reliable answer to some questions. It matches evenly to my other sources Therefore, WikiAnswer can be a somewhat reliable source. I'm sorry out misleading you on my phrasing. Well, it is the LA times. You cannot debate about that. If you think that it is unbelievable, well, read it again. For your convenience, I will state the source again. http://articles.latimes.com... . My source can be used, because I have stated that more than 1,000 participants in boxing died in the last millennium. Thus, I will be able to use it and you cannot refute anything about that. Well, I guess that you win the point of free will. Okay... I don't know where your going with the free will part. Well, brain damage is still a cause of boxing. I will give you an example: " Above all things, I must not get angry. If I do get angry I knock all the teeth out of the mouth of the poor wretch who has angered me." ~Franz Schubert. http://www.brainyquote.com... . Thus, being angry will cause yourself to lose control and perhaps kill the other person. We should ban boxing because of the potential, very deadly injury. Correct. Gambling is horrible, so it should be bad. Same as smoking or drinking alcohol. Well, I gave you one, you gave me one. Ha ha. Yes death is an unfortunate possibility, but boxing is considered barbaric by some people that believe that violence never solves anything. Muhammad Ali, must have been those people that just love to beat another guy up, I guess. He destroyed some people, felt victorious, and then regretted the fact that he joined boxing when he was about to die. Possibly, but, logically, boxing and gladiator fighting are basically close to each other. You fight until you get "knocked-out" or fight until you give up. Logically, it is close to being the same thing. Boxing is NOT fun for the boxers because of the fact that you have to attack and block at the same time. If you happen to drop your defenses, even for a second, the opponent may get the hit, and you would drop down onto the ground. Let's remember about brain damage, broken bones, and black eyes. "The gladiators of Rome DUEL TO THE DEATH." ~ Charr. Absolutely false. I hope you paid attention in history class, because the gladiator who gives up lets the Roman people know. The citizens, the officers, and the president of the games choose to let him live or to let him die. Thus, gladiator of Rome do not duel to death. Some gladiators receive "The Wooden Sword" which means that he, the gladiator,not have to fight again. This is the highest honor. Well, boxers may feel well. If they were sick, they would definitely not fight, unless it was the finals or something related to that. All gladiators suffered from gladiator fighting, because of the fact that they would at least be bruised. I do not hold the opinion that gladiators did not enjoy combat. If we ban boxing, this will actually save more lives, because of the fact of brain damage and the thought of a boxer holding a grudge on you. Banning boxing would save more lives than without banning boxing. Therefore, banning boxing is pretty much a reasonable solution. Now, we know that having a match of underground is a bit insane. However, I see your point, but there is still the fact that boxing should be banned. Some people have died because of a boxer's grudge if they lose. ==> Conclusion Overall, we should ban boxing. I have shown you the harms, refuted my opponent's points, while he left some of my arguments untouched. However, I thank my opponent for this entertaining debate and wish him good luck on his future debates. I wish the readers and Charr happy holidays. Thank you. ~ Yami Yugi