Persuasive Writing - Boxing (Completed)

"Boxing should not be classified as a sport"
Argue against

• Boxing is a physical action sport
• Not all sports have teams
• Require years of training to get pro

There are a wide range of sports for people to choose from while they are still young. One of these is boxing, and while some believe that boxing should not be classified as such, I disagree. Boxing requires years of training, is high-action and can keep a participant fit, and just because there isn't a team on at once doesn't mean it's not a sport.

Years of training is required for any professional sport, including boxing. This is important to remember because while some believe boxing simply requires fighting skills, this isn't the case. Boxing has a certain technique to it to keep the participants safe. For example, there are some parts of the body that boxers are forbidden to hit on another person for their safety, such as the back of the head. The safety precautions on the fighters, boxing gloves, mouth guards, and even padded helmets, are all there so the fighters are not injured if they hit too hard or are hit in the face. They continue training between matches as well, so they're always aware of what not to do in the heat of a match, just like any other sport. Without the right training, boxers can be seriously injured.

Boxing is a high-action sport that can very easily hurt someone. Approximately 8,700 boxing-related injuries happen a year - over a quarter of those being to children and adolescents - yet it is also an effective way to keep someone in a good physique. Many high-action sports have risks like this, such as rugby, hockey, and basketball, but that doesn't deter people from playing it. Physical activity is what makes a physical sport what it is.

Do recreational sports need large teams like in rugby or soccer/football? Unsurprisingly, not all of them require large teams of people in-game at once. Indie wrestling - which is very much like boxing in some ways - only requires teams in tag matches; even then it's only ever three people on a team at once. Chess, which is also counted as a recreational sport in some places, is only two people versing over a table. This matters to the argument because being a team doesn't qualify the sport, what qualifies something as a recreational sport is that the players are having fun competing. That's why we play them.

This text proved that there are many reasons for boxing to be considered a sport. Years of training is required, and it's a very high action sport, just like any other. It is also recreational despite the lack of a proper team. However, this text may change in time as the world changes, and boxing may be taken off the list of recreational sports even though there are reasons to keep it on. Every day, new people are being introduced to this incredible sport.