Ethical Issues: The Removal Of Headgear In Boxing
I. INTRODUCTION
In 2012, The International Boxing Association (AIBA) announced the removal of head gear. Boxing is a contact sport and contact sports have recently been the topic in the media when they talk about sports. (19) Resulting in many recent studies done based on the fears of brain injury. The movie starring Will Smith, "Concussion" in 2015 dealt with the brain damage and concussions in football. You expect a sport in which the objective is to strike the head and body of your opponent would not safer than football and soccer. But professional boxing is rated 4th in highest recorded brain injuries and concussions when ranked against other contact sports. I say "contact sports" but third on the list is race car drivers. The list from most to least recorded brain injuries goes; American football, soccer, auto racing, boxing, rugby, wrestling and then amateur boxing. (21)
The safety of the sport of boxing without head protection has not …show more content…
It does so from the insider’s view of rule changes and conflict of interest by reviewing both research based information and financial issues that may have influences the controversial removal in that the author’s experience in amateur boxing provides insight into the mindset of possible ethic decisions by AIBA. I have worked as a professional boxers and amateur boxers and currently train amateur boxers and I am an active member of USA Boxing and an official and coach. In making the reader of aware that these experiences could be viewed to have the potential to cloud my judgment. I argue that these experiences provide a unique insight into the mindset of AIBA, which in turn helps me address the ethical question on whether the removal was safety based or financial based and that the study the stating that it is safer has not been released and only referenced in a Wall Street Journal
In 2012, The International Boxing Association (AIBA) announced the removal of head gear. Boxing is a contact sport and contact sports have recently been the topic in the media when they talk about sports. (19) Resulting in many recent studies done based on the fears of brain injury. The movie starring Will Smith, "Concussion" in 2015 dealt with the brain damage and concussions in football. You expect a sport in which the objective is to strike the head and body of your opponent would not safer than football and soccer. But professional boxing is rated 4th in highest recorded brain injuries and concussions when ranked against other contact sports. I say "contact sports" but third on the list is race car drivers. The list from most to least recorded brain injuries goes; American football, soccer, auto racing, boxing, rugby, wrestling and then amateur boxing. (21)
The safety of the sport of boxing without head protection has not …show more content…
It does so from the insider’s view of rule changes and conflict of interest by reviewing both research based information and financial issues that may have influences the controversial removal in that the author’s experience in amateur boxing provides insight into the mindset of possible ethic decisions by AIBA. I have worked as a professional boxers and amateur boxers and currently train amateur boxers and I am an active member of USA Boxing and an official and coach. In making the reader of aware that these experiences could be viewed to have the potential to cloud my judgment. I argue that these experiences provide a unique insight into the mindset of AIBA, which in turn helps me address the ethical question on whether the removal was safety based or financial based and that the study the stating that it is safer has not been released and only referenced in a Wall Street Journal