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The topic of violence in sports came up overon the main board, in a discussion on MMA. I am interested in getting everyone to chime in on their feelings regarding the topic. My feelings are a bit scattered, inconsistent and admittedly provide au unfixable set of circumstances, but here are my two cents anyway:
When the playoffs roll around, fighting becomes almost non-existent and staged fights never occur. Throw in the physical games in the Olympics and I think it is a useful debate.
I do not particularly enjoy fighting in hockey either. I like it in some situations, but for the most part I do not. When it is one of those planned fights between 2 guys who do nothing but fight, it is lame and a circus act:
When it is a stupid reaction to a clean hit, it is SUPER lame
HOWEVER!!!!
When it is a reactionary fighr between a couple of good players to turn the energy around and move the needle on the bench, it has it's merits:
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And, it is understandable when it is defending a teammate after a clear and dangerous cheap shot:
If you took fighting out of hockey, I would have no problem with it. If they keep it in, I will still watch, but laugh about how much of a joke it is in some situations. I know you can not legislate out the stupid fights, so I would err on the side of getting rid of all of it.
When the playoffs roll around, fighting becomes almost non-existent and staged fights never occur. Throw in the physical games in the Olympics and I think it is a useful debate.
I do not particularly enjoy fighting in hockey either. I like it in some situations, but for the most part I do not. When it is one of those planned fights between 2 guys who do nothing but fight, it is lame and a circus act:
When it is a stupid reaction to a clean hit, it is SUPER lame
HOWEVER!!!!
When it is a reactionary fighr between a couple of good players to turn the energy around and move the needle on the bench, it has it's merits:
[YOUTUBE]hDsK5HH-K3c[/YOUTUBE]
And, it is understandable when it is defending a teammate after a clear and dangerous cheap shot:
If you took fighting out of hockey, I would have no problem with it. If they keep it in, I will still watch, but laugh about how much of a joke it is in some situations. I know you can not legislate out the stupid fights, so I would err on the side of getting rid of all of it.
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