Should Boxing Be Banned: My View.

... Boxing is one of the world's popular sports entertaining people of all ages. In its most recent years, it has come under many criticisms. This is because of the various effects boxing can cause. It can cause: brain damage, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other syndromes. Here are a few statistics; 15 - 20% of boxers ending a professional career develop the 'punch-drunk syndrome'. This syndrome consists of intellectual deterioration, loss of memory, slurred speech and difficulty in walking. Boxing can also effect the time of death as for a professional boxer death occurs somewhat 10 to 15 years earlier than average. This is more than enough to give boxing a bad name. When the head is knocked sideways, the brain swirls in the skull, its layers shearing and sliding off one another, tearing vital nerve fibres. This is how the effects of boxing can be caused and this is what the

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