[Express English] How do you feel about boxing?－看BBC學英文

運動有很多種，其中，又有包含一些比較具有暴力性質的，如摔角、拳擊、空手道、柔道、角力、自由搏擊等，如果換個方式想想，這些運動，其實就是有制度、有規則的專業打架比賽。

最近這幾年在美國非常紅的就是UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)，中文翻譯成“終極格鬥錦標賽”，不知道大家有沒有看過這樣的比賽，其實，還蠻血腥暴力的，18歲以下未成年的人應該是禁止入場的。比賽的過程中，選手的臉、眼睛都有可能被打爆，現場噴血，比賽中都會有醫護人員在一旁隨時stand by，以防選手失去理智，把對方打到出人命。

另外，拳擊也是類似的格鬥性運動，只是參加選手的體格要求又更嚴格，而拳擊就是指能夠使用拳頭攻擊，UFC還可以使用到腳。雖然只能用拳頭，但是，破壞力和殺傷力卻非常驚人，一記右鉤拳就有可能定勝負，所以懂得閃和防也是很重要的一環。現在卻越來越少看到拳擊比賽，可能大家越來越不能接受這麼暴力的運動了吧?

文章網址:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2011/09/110912_ee_boxing.shtml

How do you feel about boxing?

Here's what people in London told us:

Well I think in France boxing is called' the noble sport' actually - and I think it's that way. I think that their discipline is admirable

It's cool. It's a sport, which is good. But I don't really think I'd enjoy getting paid to get beaten up. Or training to beat someone else up, so yeah.

Yeah, I really hate boxing actually. I think it's really disgusting when you think about it. It's actually just like,a bunch of people, mainly men, taking pleasure in like, seeing people hit each other. Which is a bit disgusting really. You'd think with civilisation advancing as it has done, that maybe we'dhave got rid of barbaric things like that.

Now tell us:

How do you feel about boxing?

Join the online conversation at http://bbc.in/quWiHT

Let’s dig in!

In the interview, most of people do not think boxing is a good sport because it is violent and meaningless. Why would you pay so much money to watch two people beat up each other? Well, some people would still love boxing as it may help them release their stress. They may like violence. However, instead of being violent on their own, they could fulfill their violent needs and watch someone doing it for them.

There is a person mentioned about discipline about boxers. I do agree with him because being a boxer is definitely not an easy job. They have to be trained with high discipline, like in an army. They also have to be physically endurable and mentally consistent and stable. On the stage, they need to be smart to win because boxing is not just about hitting each other. You have to think of a tactic and stay calm in order to find the other’s weakness to win the game.