End of an Era, no more HBO Boxing

[glynparson]

Originally Posted by pclpads

Can't say I'll miss it. Never was a sweet science fan, whatever the hell that term means. My antipathy goes back to 1962 when Benny Kid Paret beat the dog s**t of Davey Moore, who ended up dying days later from the brutal beating. Totally brutal sport, if you can even call it that with a straight face. I liken it to cock-fighting and watching pit bulls rip kittens to shreds as part of their training for dog fights. Probably in the minority here, but whatever . . .

Not really a fight fan, but to me the big difference between your examples is that humans can make the choice on their own to enter or not enter the ring that choice is not given to the animals. I understand its appeal i am just not into watching people receive punishment. Just not my thing, but to each his own. I did like watching fights when my late Pop Pop was alive because he would get so excited for them one of the few things that did excite him.