Topic > Essay by Malcolm Gladwell 'Offensive Play' - 1134

Boxing is a fight with very little protection and ensures many injuries. Having a boxing career is a guaranteed thing, suffering countless injuries and possibly suffering fatal blows to the head. In the article it says that boxers continue to box because people still go to boxing matches to watch boxers give their all until the time is called. The article also mentions that the boxer had a 20% chance of suffering from dementia. Boxers knowingly put their lives on the line for the entertainment of other people. Yes, they might get paid handsomely, but the permanent damage this causes to boxers is overwhelming. Life expectancy decreases even more when it comes to boxing because boxers have no head protection, so if they get hit in the head it will cause serious