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BurntToast · 12-26-2007, 07:46 PM

I have always liked boxing but over the past few years it seems like it has been fading away. MMA however is pretty interesting and exciting when you watch some of the really technical fights.

So anyway, on to the point. I think read somewhere in this mess of a conversation that MMA is more brutal and less sophisticated (I am paraphrasing!!) than boxing. So a thought came to me… how many deaths have there been in boxing. I google “Deaths in boxing”. This site pops up called Journal of Combative Sport There is a link for MMA and a link for boxing. Well the MMA link caught my eye first. It goes on to state that since 1981 in all reported MMA events there have been 4, yes I said four deaths.

I go back to the boxing page and a huge list since 1732 comes up. I think at first that I could count the whole list and show a really huge number. That would be fine for a comedic post but I am trying to show an ounce of intelligence. I start counting from 1981 to the present, just to give boxing a fair and level ground to start on. I start counting and counting, name by name and I come out with 198 names. The puppy was squirming at times so I figured maybe I was off a bit… I go to the Analyzing Data page and look to see if there is a solid number of deaths in boxing since 1981. In part 2 there is table 5 which shows the number of deaths in boxing year by year. I add the numbers up and get 206.

I know boxing is more of a wide spread sport. There are boxing gyms and boxing events in most major cities. But still… 206 to 4?
Don’t get me wrong though… I was, am, and always will be a fan of boxing. I hope to see the day when boxing is huge again. But I am a MMA fan for life as well.

12-26-2007, 07:46 PM	#233 (permalink)
BurntToast Here, yet not all there. Location: Franklinville, NJ	I have always liked boxing but over the past few years it seems like it has been fading away. MMA however is pretty interesting and exciting when you watch some of the really technical fights. So anyway, on to the point. I think read somewhere in this mess of a conversation that MMA is more brutal and less sophisticated (I am paraphrasing!!) than boxing. So a thought came to me… how many deaths have there been in boxing. I google “Deaths in boxing”. This site pops up called Journal of Combative Sport There is a link for MMA and a link for boxing. Well the MMA link caught my eye first. It goes on to state that since 1981 in all reported MMA events there have been 4, yes I said four deaths. I go back to the boxing page and a huge list since 1732 comes up. I think at first that I could count the whole list and show a really huge number. That would be fine for a comedic post but I am trying to show an ounce of intelligence. I start counting from 1981 to the present, just to give boxing a fair and level ground to start on. I start counting and counting, name by name and I come out with 198 names. The puppy was squirming at times so I figured maybe I was off a bit… I go to the Analyzing Data page and look to see if there is a solid number of deaths in boxing since 1981. In part 2 there is table 5 which shows the number of deaths in boxing year by year. I add the numbers up and get 206. I know boxing is more of a wide spread sport. There are boxing gyms and boxing events in most major cities. But still… 206 to 4? Don’t get me wrong though… I was, am, and always will be a fan of boxing. I hope to see the day when boxing is huge again. But I am a MMA fan for life as well. __________________ The taint. Conveniently located between the snack bar and the dumpster. Last edited by BurntToast; 12-26-2007 at 09:40 PM.. Reason: Got all excited and hit paste twice.