Boxing has always been described as violent sport. Many young men and women use boxing to escape from a life of inevitable poverty, street fights, expulsion, teenage gangs and prison. People often dream of becoming doctors, professors, and lawyers; however, people may think they do not have the academic skills to achieve these goals, so boxing may be here "back-up". These people may consider themselves to be the physical type. Men and women who may have grown up in rough neighborhoods where they may have had to be physically capable of defending themselves have two things in common: the ability to use their fists and the ability to defend themselves. Boxing is a superb character builder. It teaches the fighters to look after themselves