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/^t/Whenever I watch a boxing match I keep in mind what the word "sport" conveys. The more I think the more sure I am that boxing cannot be called a sport. First of all, it lacks real competition. Obviously there are some rules which govern boxing. In boxing, however, everything can very easily go out of control as this sport evokes lots of negative emotions. During the matches the atmosphere is usually so tense that it often results in dangerous fights among spectators. The aggression is everywhere, it radiates so quickly and so spontanously. Instead of pleasant sport event people are involved in hatred and aggression. Boxing provides us only with enormous cruelty and violence.