Comments on: Army to lift boxing ban in South Korea http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/ Korea From North to South Sat, 26 May 2012 21:32:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: JoeC http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371429 JoeC Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:32:08 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371429 Those of us who grew up watching Mohammed Ali believed he had excellent defensive skills and almost never really got hit. He seemed to roll with the punches that tagged him. It was only in his vicious battles with Joe Fraser and his last fights past his prime that you saw him getting punished. But Joe Fraser took many more hard direct shots and to a lesser extent so did George Foreman, But they are both still relatively coherent. So, maybe there is an opportunity to study exactly why some more than others. Review the tapes. Maybe there are genetics predisposition factors. Maybe there are physiological factors that can help compensate; like enhanced neck muscle building exercises that would mute the head rocking. Those of us who grew up watching Mohammed Ali believed he had excellent defensive skills and almost never really got hit. He seemed to roll with the punches that tagged him. It was only in his vicious battles with Joe Fraser and his last fights past his prime that you saw him getting punished.

But Joe Fraser took many more hard direct shots and to a lesser extent so did George Foreman, But they are both still relatively coherent. So, maybe there is an opportunity to study exactly why some more than others. Review the tapes.

Maybe there are genetics predisposition factors. Maybe there are physiological factors that can help compensate; like enhanced neck muscle building exercises that would mute the head rocking.

]]> By: Bill http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371382 Bill Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:07:23 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371382 You got no argument there. Why else do some people find the 'Final Destination' movies entertaining? You got no argument there. Why else do some people find the 'Final Destination' movies entertaining?

]]> By: The Duke of YongJuGo http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371380 The Duke of YongJuGo Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:55:53 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371380 Millions of people die in wars, yet all we ever hear is how playing football, or boxing causes 2 or 3 people to die every year. psst...lemme tell you a secret, people enjoy watching other people get smashed up and sustain injury. They will even pay to watch. Millions of people die in wars, yet all we ever hear is how playing football, or boxing causes 2 or 3 people to die every year.

psst…lemme tell you a secret, people enjoy watching other people get smashed up and sustain injury. They will even pay to watch.

]]> By: sugar ray http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371371 sugar ray Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:27:13 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371371 Lots of people get senile w/o out ever putting on the gloves Of note, Billy Pocza does not appear in the a datebase of every pro fighter who had a pro bout <a href="http://www.boxrec.com" rel="nofollow">www.boxrec.com</a> so if his name was spelled correctly it does not appear he ever even stepped in the ring as a pro so I wonder how much damage he took or how he was a sparring partner for a HVT champ? Lots of people get senile w/o out ever putting on the gloves

Of note, Billy Pocza does not appear in the a datebase of every pro fighter who had a pro bout http://www.boxrec.com so if his name was spelled correctly it does not appear he ever even stepped in the ring as a pro so I wonder how much damage he took or how he was a sparring partner for a HVT champ?

]]> By: Bill http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371366 Bill Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:27:06 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371366 GI, Yes some schools ban it or other children's games like tag. <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-06-26-recess-bans_x.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-06-26-re...</a> GI,

Yes some schools ban it or other children's games like tag.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-06-26-re…

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371358 GI Korea Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:13:51 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371358 They banned dodge ball in school? That is pretty dumb. They banned dodge ball in school? That is pretty dumb.

]]> By: Cloying_odor http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371253 Cloying_odor Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:22:21 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371253 Hundreds of school children are permananently injured or die every year from violent contact sport participation yet all we ever hear about is how bad playing violent video games is for your kids. The boxing ban was just another example of the commercial and political hypocrisy that runs rampant in the United States. Why the ban in the first place? Why lift it now? Have they all of a sudden found a way to make the act of 2 people beating the crap out of each other safer? It's funny how my son can't play Dodge Ball in school but it's okay for him to receive a paralyzing neck injury playing Football. Hmmm.. could it be that it's because you can't get a Dodge Ball scholarship or be drafted into a multi-million dollar Professional Dodge Ball contract? If people dying or being injured for life was actually a significant issue then they would ban these sports permanently. But all we hear in the media is calls for a ban on virtual violence perpetrated against virtual people in an artificial world. Hundreds of school children are permananently injured or die every year from violent contact sport participation yet all we ever hear about is how bad playing violent video games is for your kids.

The boxing ban was just another example of the commercial and political hypocrisy that runs rampant in the United States. Why the ban in the first place? Why lift it now? Have they all of a sudden found a way to make the act of 2 people beating the crap out of each other safer?

It's funny how my son can't play Dodge Ball in school but it's okay for him to receive a paralyzing neck injury playing Football. Hmmm.. could it be that it's because you can't get a Dodge Ball scholarship or be drafted into a multi-million dollar Professional Dodge Ball contract?

If people dying or being injured for life was actually a significant issue then they would ban these sports permanently. But all we hear in the media is calls for a ban on virtual violence perpetrated against virtual people in an artificial world.

]]> By: JoeC http://rokdrop.com/2009/10/28/army-to-lift-boxing-ban-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-371242 JoeC Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:26 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=17364#comment-371242 It is now understood that a career of full contact football can have comparable effects. Where do you draw the line? It is now understood that a career of full contact football can have comparable effects. Where do you draw the line?

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