Re: [OT] Tyson/Paul

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:31:00 -0700, Coogan's Bluff
<ft.tryon@park.invalid> wrote:

Bruce wrote:

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:30:26 -0700, Coogan's Bluff
<ft.tryon@park.invalid> wrote:
 

Bruce wrote:

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:12:59 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
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On 17/11/2024 00:00, Bruce wrote:

On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 16:14:26 -0700, Coogan's Bluff
<ft.tryon@park.invalid> wrote:

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So wrestling or fencing are equally intolerable?

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I don't think the aim of those sports is to injure your opponent. Of
course, American wrestling is a clown show. Everybody knows that.
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Fencing is more like dancing. Rather elegant, in fact, if done well.
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Fencing instruction was required at drama school, and it was one of my
favourite classes. We fenced without masks or other protective gear.

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I've never done it, but it clearly has nothing in common with boxing.
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Both emulate life/death adversarial encounters, Trigger...

 
So does chess.
 

Never seen a chess match with bodily opponent injuries, nor have you.

No, that's limited to boxing, cage fighting and other "sports" for the
feeble minded.

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Bruce
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