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Boxing has always been a sport surrounded with controversy. It is known for its brutal nature, pitching two athletes against each other and allowing them to battle each other until one gains advantage over his opponent by rendering him unconscious. Yet this brutal sport still manages to attract countless fans despite its inherent danger which proved deadly in many occasions. The dictionary defines boxing as "the art of attack and defence with the fists, practiced as a sport. Boxing can be defined as a sport that is merely a legalised way of attacking another person. It is indefinitely a sport, which takes out the worst in not only the boxer himself or herself but also the spectators. My question is, is boxing a sport to begin with? Is boxing something else that is just practiced as a sport? Is it, can it, or should it be practiced as something else rather than as a sport? Boxing is unique in the world of sport in that the main objective is to blast your opponent’s brain with so many blows t