How far do you go if you start banning sports like this in controlled environments?
All combat sports to be banned?
Should the Isle of Man TT be banned?
Formula 1?
Look at the studies in to life expectancy and brain damage through American Football and Rugby through repeated concussion. Ban those?
Boxing is also great for getting people back on track. Look at Joshua's story himself and where he would be without boxing. There are many others that whilst haven't gone on to careers the discipline and routine that boxing has instilled in them has turned their lives around.
I can understand the reasoning behind why people think it should be banned. I just feel those involved choose that path and that should be up to them. It's done in the safest possible way. Much with like F1 their lives are risked every weekend but it's a choice they've made.
And you could take this attitude in to everyday life. Alcohol damages the mind, the body, causes thousands of deaths a year. Should we ban people from having a choice of having a few glasses of wine an evening?
I don't think the Tyson fight should have been licensed though.