willtantan t1_iufellr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:23 PM

Reply to comment by CliffExcellent123 in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster

Yea, like BASE jumping, why they do it, I can't comprehend. But plenty of them still chase it.

charlesfire t1_iugxr2h wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:39 AM

Boxing is worse imo. The whole point of boxing is to give a concussion to your opponent before he gives one to you.

russel0406 t1_iuh7p7q wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:14 AM

Ironically, concussions in boxing has gone up significantly since boxing gloves got introduced.

Back in the bareknuckle boxing days, people would hit way softer because a 100% force punch to a skull would break your hands if you boxed daily, which many back in the day did.

askewboka t1_iuhnjbq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:28 PM

Actually, boxing gloves allow for numerous concussions to occur prior to an actual victory.

In boxing they also have a 3 knockdown rule which is hilarious. Boxing gloves have so much padding and the boxers are so strong that the padding absorbs the blow but still knocks your head back.

It’s like minor whip lash in a car accident but over and over and over.

MMA or BKFC is truly the sport of administering a concussion before someone else does

phantomeye t1_iugz4hv wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:00 AM

Still, in boxing there's a lot of avoiding the opponents punches.

Slapping sport in the other hand is almost like if you had to stay still in boxing taking the punches.

chris14020 t1_iuh6mvq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:57 AM

The point of most sports where you can die is to avoid the dying part, not just boxing. Pretty much every sport has not doing the things that can cause dying as a pretty good strategy. The one you mentioned is actually an exception, where the thing is an integral and mandatory part of the sport. Even football, where you can get yourself rattled up pretty good by getting tackled, recommends you probably don't get tackled. It just so happens there's quite a bit of that.

BeneficialDog22 t1_iugw4uv wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:15 AM

It's the adrenaline rush, I bet. It feels like a drug. The recognition is probably nice too.