... (watching the fight) rules, and a medical technician at ringside to care for any injuries. Sure the fighter's bleed, but the deaths in boxing are at the bottom of a table I found made by student going to the University of Virginia. "Another study on fatalities due to sport in the United States shows boxing at the bottom of the list in terms of deaths per 100 000 participants. This is illustrated below. Horse-Racing 128 Sky-Diving 123 Hang Gliding 55 Mountaineering 51 Scuba Diving 11 Motorcycle Racing 7 College Football 3 Boxing 1.3 Table 1 - Fatality Rate per 100 000 Participants According to Sport Looking at the table, I would say that horse racing is by far more susceptible to injury related deaths than boxing. Therefore if boxing is called a "blood sport" than horse racing should be considered a death sport. Dr. Lewis the president of NSW Amateur Boxing Association states "All sports that involve contact are potentially dangerous. Boxing is no more dangerous ...

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