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People dress up in gowns and Tuxedos, trying to show that they have risen above the level of animals, but they have not! Scratch the surface of our so-called civilization and you will find all the body language and other trappings of wild beast. To test my ideas, just go into most any bar between the hours of 11p.m. and 2a.m. and begin staring at other men. Chances are, you will either need to rapidly flee, or fight.
People love to see someone else get hit! Until recently, people could ride horses or walk short distances and see armies do battle. Anyone who has read about the First Battle of Manassass, outside Washington D.C. in 1861, knows what happened when folks went down there to watch the first great battle of the American War Between the States. They did not go just to get in on being a part of history, they went to see other people getting hit, whether it be with a rifle butt, or cannon ball. There was a carnival atmosphere until exploding shells and musket balls began to land in amongst the crowds! At that point, there was a stampede to head north, back to D.C. My point being, people love to watch combat and the last genuine, legal combat is boxing. (Sure there are other sports involving getting hit, but boxing enjoys the most worldwide acceptance.)
Many Ice Hockey players are missing teeth, due to the combat on the ice, but all of that protective gear detracts from the pure combat of that sport. Same for Football, which trys to be surrogate war, but like Hockey, falls short, due to protective clothing and substitutions after injuries. Joe Louis said it all, "He can run. But he cannot hide!"
Boxing, when we can be honest and admit what we like, gives us the chance to watch real combat, where one man imposes his will on another. If one is too hurt to continue, it is over. And, whether we like it or not, the perfect punch kills. When I watched BoomBoom Mancini knock out the Korean boxer, Kim, I said to myself, "That was a perfect left hook!" Sadly, Kim died from the blow, but the fact remains, Mancini threw a perfect left hook, because that punch took the opponent out!
Certainly the ideas imparted to youth, in terms of what being a man really means, have been watered down by modern society. But those ideas, such at the use of firearms being bad, have merely pushed many of our instincts below the surface. The surface being thin, indeed. Boxing draws crowds willing to pay huge sums to spectate, because boxing is combat and people love to see combat.
People love to see someone else get hit! Until recently, people could ride horses or walk short distances and see armies do battle. Anyone who has read about the First Battle of Manassass, outside Washington D.C. in 1861, knows what happened when folks went down there to watch the first great battle of the American War Between the States. They did not go just to get in on being a part of history, they went to see other people getting hit, whether it be with a rifle butt, or cannon ball. There was a carnival atmosphere until exploding shells and musket balls began to land in amongst the crowds! At that point, there was a stampede to head north, back to D.C. My point being, people love to watch combat and the last genuine, legal combat is boxing. (Sure there are other sports involving getting hit, but boxing enjoys the most worldwide acceptance.)
Many Ice Hockey players are missing teeth, due to the combat on the ice, but all of that protective gear detracts from the pure combat of that sport. Same for Football, which trys to be surrogate war, but like Hockey, falls short, due to protective clothing and substitutions after injuries. Joe Louis said it all, "He can run. But he cannot hide!"
Boxing, when we can be honest and admit what we like, gives us the chance to watch real combat, where one man imposes his will on another. If one is too hurt to continue, it is over. And, whether we like it or not, the perfect punch kills. When I watched BoomBoom Mancini knock out the Korean boxer, Kim, I said to myself, "That was a perfect left hook!" Sadly, Kim died from the blow, but the fact remains, Mancini threw a perfect left hook, because that punch took the opponent out!
Certainly the ideas imparted to youth, in terms of what being a man really means, have been watered down by modern society. But those ideas, such at the use of firearms being bad, have merely pushed many of our instincts below the surface. The surface being thin, indeed. Boxing draws crowds willing to pay huge sums to spectate, because boxing is combat and people love to see combat.
