Boxing Persuasive Speech

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Do you ever ask yourself why people are so enthralled by boxing and so compelled to watch it, or even why it is often considered such a vicious and violent sport? Well, from my entertaining experience and others, boxing encourages respect... However, it can also be very dangerous. Here is just one thought-provoking example of why boxing can be great.
Morgan Freeman once said, “People love violence. They’ll watch a cock slash a rooster’s throat. They’ll slow down at car wrecks to check for bodies. They’ll stand outside a bar and watch two friends stab each other with knives. The same people claim to love boxing. They have got no idea what it is. It’s about respect.”
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According to a CBS News article: “A University of Alberta study released Thursday says the opposite is true, that boxing poses a higher risk of serious injury, especially from concussions, head trauma and loss of consciousness. MMA fighters have another way to win a fight; besides “an ankle lock or an armbar or a choke-out, because boxing is all about aiming for the head leaving the result of head injuries.
There is a number of serious health risks involved with boxing. These risks have led a number of medical associations to express concern about the sport's safety. the risk injuries in Boxing for instance concussion, brain injuries, and fracture of the skull and facial bones other injuries in Boxing such as cuts of the face, haematomas, eye injuries, hand injuries and strains and sprains. Body blows can lead to fractured ribs and internal bleeding. Fractures to the bones of the hands can have serious long-term consequences if not treated properly, while eye injuries can lead to loss of …show more content…

Alternatively, the determination to win is highly significant. This sport is about mastering body movement, such as in hand and legs.
Many young men (and some young women) love the boxing environment and find it to be their preferred atmosphere for staying physically fit and for building friendships. They’re better in the ring than in bars or drug-houses, in many people’s opinions.
This is boxing after all, it doesn’t matter if you were knocked out, you can get it in the next round; that’s what champions do. They get back up.

The top tree famous motivational quote voted by boxing expert- source Boxing Nation
No.1 –“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.”- Muhammad Ali
No.2- “Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people” - Manny Pacquiao
No.3- “Never give up, which is the lesson I learned from boxing. As soon as you learn to never give up, you have to learn the power and wisdom of unconditional surrender, and that one doesn't cancel out the other; they just exist as contradictions. The wisdom of it comes as you get older”.- Kris Kristofferson

Here are some of the disadvantages of boxing as a