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“Sport is not savaging another person or animal for the sheer hell of it,”

WRONG. Boxing isn’t about “savaging another person... for the sheer hell of it.” Boxers make a living out of their profession and train their asses off to be at the level where they can compete.

So, Boxing(or any other combat sport) isn’t just for sheer hell of it its practitioner participate in boxing events. They have championships and attract sponsorships that pay off for their hard training and enable them to live a dream life.

Regarding your comment about redefining what sports is... what is wrong with physical contact/combat sport?

Saying boxing isn’t a MODERN sport is kind of stretching it. Sport is always competitive and physical. How many sports are most competitive than Boxing? When two humans actually compete, literally, to see who has superior hand strikes power, speed, and accuracy.

Even golf is physical with the stress on back and hip. Boxing is one of the most physical combat sports out there that requires sheer athleticism, determination, reflexes, skillset, training, and of course a little bit of luck. Exceeding boxing in athleticism and competitiveness, MMA is the ultimate in sports.

Let me ask you — is football less of a sport than baseball simply because football requires more physical contact and involves more injuries? After all, what kind of sport idolizes group of giant muscled madmen running at each other at full speed... to get control of a ball! That is simply unfathomable to you, right? What makes football(or baseball or chess!) more modern sports than boxing?

Boxing, like any martial art, is a TRUE sport when it is organized and promoted as an athletic event and being sanctioned by governing bodies.