And every gym from Penzance to Perth can offer similar stories. So when people talk about banning boxing, they talk rot. The top fighters would go to America and Europe, where the safety standards aren't as good as they are in Britain. Unlicensed fights would continue in seedy cellars or in small rooms in the back of bars, where there are no rules, no doctors, and no hope. The truth is that boxing has given more lives than it has taken.
Boxers know the risks and they know the rewards.
They have made their choice. The meddlers should respect it, and their right to make an honest living.