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Nearly Sane

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Marvin Hagler dead
« on: March 14, 2021, 03:29:07 AM »
Boxing is a baffling disgrace. Hagler was an extraordinary exponent of it.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56390270

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Re: Marvin Hagler dead
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2021, 08:34:13 AM »

Boxing is a baffling disgrace. Hagler was an extraordinary exponent of it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56390270


"Disgrace"? How so, please? I am not a follower or fan so I really don't understand the comment. Sorry!

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Re: Marvin Hagler dead
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2021, 08:48:56 AM »
"Disgrace"? How so, please? I am not a follower or fan so I really don't understand the comment. Sorry!

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Maybe because of the health issues that arise from this "sport".

Maybe because it's odd that societally we are still happier to see two men trying to knock each other out than we are to see two men kissing.

Maybe because it just feels so oddly out of place in a supposedly modern society.

Maybe because the grotesque pantomime of the face off before matches is ugly, vain, pompous, arrogant and stupid.

Maybe because the huge amounts of money generated on the back of glorifying violence is obscene.

You may gather from the above that I am not a fan.
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Re: Marvin Hagler dead
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2021, 11:54:31 AM »
I think boxing is a crazy sport, which can cause head injuries and dementia.
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Re: Marvin Hagler dead
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2021, 05:10:41 PM »
I rather like it. I'm not an active fan, but I could imagine being one.
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