Argumentative Essay: Boxing Fights
The crowd watched intently as Charlie Ward and João Carvalho started their fight. Phones out, cheering as punches flew across the ring. As Charlie Ward threw one final punch, Carvalho fell straight to the ground, knocked out.
Three days after this fight against Charlie Ward, Carvalho died, presumably from his injuries that occurred in the ring.
Often times when fights break out in a sports game, or when it gets violent in the ring, fans get excited to see what is going to happen next. Fans do not always realize the severity and consequence that comes with these fights. Whether that consequence is minor, like a two day ban, or severe, like the loss of someone's life.
The 28 year old mixed martial artist João Carvalho was knocked out by opponent …show more content…
Boxing fights can be the most violent, in fact, according to Independent News, “Approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquis of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884”(Independent News). These most recent deaths including Bradley Stone, British bantamweight, who died of a blood clot from his brain. Wangila Napunyi died after an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain, and Yasuji Hamakawa died after being knocked down twice in one round.
Adults and teens are not the only people affected by sports fights. According to “Sports Violence: The Injures” author David Mayeda states in 2003 over 205,000 children have been injured or killed from sports fight in basketball and a little over 185,000 children injured or killed in football. David Mayeda, PhD, is lead author of Fighting for Acceptance: Mixed Martial Artists and Violence in American Society says “To say our society does not value the inherent physical violence of some sports would be remiss. It is critical that parents, coaches, administrators, and athletes know the risks” (Mayeda
Three days after this fight against Charlie Ward, Carvalho died, presumably from his injuries that occurred in the ring.
Often times when fights break out in a sports game, or when it gets violent in the ring, fans get excited to see what is going to happen next. Fans do not always realize the severity and consequence that comes with these fights. Whether that consequence is minor, like a two day ban, or severe, like the loss of someone's life.
The 28 year old mixed martial artist João Carvalho was knocked out by opponent …show more content…
Boxing fights can be the most violent, in fact, according to Independent News, “Approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquis of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884”(Independent News). These most recent deaths including Bradley Stone, British bantamweight, who died of a blood clot from his brain. Wangila Napunyi died after an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain, and Yasuji Hamakawa died after being knocked down twice in one round.
Adults and teens are not the only people affected by sports fights. According to “Sports Violence: The Injures” author David Mayeda states in 2003 over 205,000 children have been injured or killed from sports fight in basketball and a little over 185,000 children injured or killed in football. David Mayeda, PhD, is lead author of Fighting for Acceptance: Mixed Martial Artists and Violence in American Society says “To say our society does not value the inherent physical violence of some sports would be remiss. It is critical that parents, coaches, administrators, and athletes know the risks” (Mayeda