Boxing is a sport that many people get involved in to stay physically fit. Many people ive seen get into great shape doing the workouts boxers have to train when getting ready for fights, so boxing for getting in shape, from that perspective, has no real evil. However, the real place to understand whether boxing is good or bad comes when the term itself comes to life, which is in the ring. And what happens in the ring? 2 guys (or girls) are punching each other, sometimes casually and slowly, sometimes aggressively and murderously. Both boxers end up bleeding, hurting each other, raising emotions of anger, hate and destruction in themselves. On the outside, people are watching and cheering as the 2 opponents are basically trying to beat each other up. Watchers are either placing bets to win what you could call "blood money" on their fighter, or they are cheering and laughing at the sight of these 2 beings, creatures and creations of God, destroy each other physically and internally. That is what boxing is all about. A business to make money, offer entertainment through needless violence and it gets labeled as a "sport". You'll face many people who have different opinions about this, but I just remember when I was 12 years old and my father, since before I had been born, was kind of addicted to watching boxing. One night while he was watching I told him "Dad, I want to become a boxer". He said no, and then I said "But why not? Then why do you watch it?" That in itself my father told me later got him to think and made him stop watching it altogether. But to really determine whether boxing is something you should watch or get involved in, ask yourself whether Jesus ever promoted punching another person in a ring. Sure, you can turn that around and say Jesus never directly promoted some good things nowadays and we do them, but question your own conscience when you watch or are involved in a boxing match..... but hopefully that won't ever happen.
