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William R. Oliver, MD
Carrboro, NC

JAMA. 1985;253(2):198.

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To the Editor.—

While frankly I follow few sports with enthusiasm and follow boxing not at all, I read THE JOURNAL's recent editorial calling again for a ban of the sport with mixed feelings.¹ I applaud the efforts of my colleagues to reveal the morbidity inherent in the sport and to alert the American public to these dangers. The threat of permanent brain damage is frightening and should be recognized by participants and afficianados of the sport. In contrast, the departure from an objective description of these dangers into the realm of polemic as found in the editorial was disturbing. Not, mind you, because I do not appreciate a rousing and well-written polemic as much as any American with strong opinions on politics, morality, or the common-weal, but because of the coercive aim of this particular editorial.

Boxing is described as "organized brutality," "slaughter," and "carnage," with the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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