Boxing

[H2O Man]

2. Oh, it often is!

One of my sons and one of my daughters keeps telling me they want to compete again. I'm 100% against it. One of my cousins, James, used to be the head of neurology at Temple. He and I discussed the severity of my late brother's brain injuries -- and he had won most of his fights.

On another internet forum, I posted three pictures of one of my boy's last fights. I felt bad for the guy he knocked out. It was a vicious fight. And I remember people in the crowd literally yelling, "Kill him!" But my son let the referee save his helpless opponent. Having had a friend die in the ring 50 years ago, I recognize that it can be a barbaric, unforgiving sport.