Comments on: An Effort to Civilize

By: Isegoria

Isegoria — Sat, 16 May 2015 21:15:04 +0000

Yes, MMA fans in particular have been pointing out that boxing gloves are more dangerous for years.

By: FNN

FNN — Sat, 16 May 2015 20:44:13 +0000

Stuff that I thought that everybody with any interest in the topics knew.

By: Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson — Fri, 15 May 2015 17:08:58 +0000

Non-grapplers don’t like to watch grappling.

UFC rules are about making grappling as unappealing an option for the fighters as possible. Fighters use the cage to avoid grappling and the refs stand the fighters up after a very short amount of time with no “action” (there could very well be plenty of setups for submissions or position advancement and the fighters will still get stood up).

By: Bob Sykes

Bob Sykes — Fri, 15 May 2015 12:49:23 +0000

In the bare-knuckle era, championship fights were scheduled for 45 rounds. Very few head shots, mostly body shots. The liver was a favorite target. Of course, you wouldn’t have the erotic pleasure of a Tyson or Foreman crushing an opponent.

I agree with you on football, too. Get rid of the pads and helmets, and use Rugby type uniforms. You can still have blocking and tackling, and long runs and passes. In fact, football without the pads and helmets would almost certainly be much more open and fluid game, with deep plays and higher scoring.