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Letters: End the evil of boxing

In this Oct. 23, 2000, photo, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan jokes with boxing great Muhammad Ali during a photo session with U.N. Messengers of Peace at the United Nations.
In this Oct. 23, 2000, photo, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan jokes with boxing great Muhammad Ali during a photo session with U.N. Messengers of Peace at the United Nations. Shawn Baldwin AP
Columbia, SC

Boxing is a blood sport, an activity whose sole purpose has been to injure opponents as severely as possible.

It has no effective tactical properties, as compared to jujitsu for example, and it should be discouraged.

Muhammad Ali rose above this. Let his life be the beginning of boxing’s demise.

Roger L. Amidon

Columbia

This story was originally published June 28, 2016 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Letters: End the evil of boxing."

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