Less burning now than before, though ...
It was the only way out of poverty some of the youth of yesteryear could discern.
When you look at the millions that can be earned in boxing even now and the lionization as heroes of people like Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, and, yes, even George Foreman himself, it becomes a gamble people become understandably willing to take.
Me, I tend to like the type of violence where no real life people suffer permanent harm.
Cases in point:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=azHc_8XYhJE
VDO v Speedracer (Rogue, Colossus, Ken versus various) 2016 Casuals
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6CTezIhoPkk
FChamp v Fuudo (Dhalsim versus R.Mika) 2018 Top 8 Qualifier
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZUHt5J0HA
License Plate Tearing
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=80cdI-B3XoE
Same woman with a REALLY cute but obsessive dog, with the dog chewing his rawhide treat while she bends a steel bar.
Originally posted by Nuke Nixon
I was a Street Fighter II Turbo Grandmaster.
You should find this rather enjoyable, then:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tZMCptAlras
Bonchan v Alex Valle (Sagat versus Hugo) Evo 2015
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MktUaCVEUho
Asha Rani pulls a double decker bus, carrying more than 30 passengers, by herself.