Summary Of John Heads The Brutal Business of Boxing - Essay Example

Summary In this narrative ‘Head exposes the violent nature of the so-called ‘sport’ of Boxing in his point of view and calls to ban it. He used example of the Great Mohammad Ali because of whom boxing became what it is now. Ruling the hearts of Millions of fans all over the world , he made this sport reach heights which it couldn’t have achieved in such a short period of time. But what most spectators and fans of this ‘Boxing’ don’t see is that behind the cover name of sport , it is brutality and barbarism in its most open form.

John gives examples of how Ali managed to cover this actual reality into a mirage of entertainment and amusement – ‘ He really did “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee”’ and ‘His matches seemed more like ballet than boxing’. What Head wants to illustrate through these example is that, people loved enjoyed Ali’s fights so much and were so amused by his athletism that they forgot that it was a FIGHT and the opponent is getting hurt or even injured seriously. In paragraph six , Head says that this business is unforgiving so much so that Ali’ whose reflexes were so fast that they seemed acts of wizardry is now suffering from the after effects of what he endured during his fights in the ring.

Although he won and humiliated his opponents but in the end he also is at a stage where The Great and Strong Mohammad Ali has gone weak and whose roars were famous is now only restricted to silent hesitant whispers. From the mighty Head diverts the attention towards the defeated Jimmy Garcia who lost his life in this dirty business at the feeble age of 23. In paragraph seven he says that he got pummeled to death so that the audience could get worth of what they paid for. ‘What sets boxing apart is that its one sport in which one scores by injuring other opponent’ Head says while replying to boxing fans who say it is only as dangerous other sports out there.

In the end he clearly calls out for banning this sport as its fatal and barbaric while your fighting and even when you quit it.Summary of Summary. Boxing should be banned as its results for the contenders are horrific. Though during the match only the looser suffers but in the long run every boxer suffers from the after effect of the hits he endured which a normal human body is not designed to resist. It is barbarism in the cover of entertainment.