The Fight For Life is a good cause. I'm just waiting for a celebrity to be seriously injured so that we can all agree: it's a good cause, but boxing is not the best sport to use.
Quite apart from the amount of violence and brain damage, I feel that boxing keeps women (and smart men) out of involvement. I understand that boxing has drama and unpredictability, so I offer the following propsoal:
Contestants are paired through challenges. If you want to fight someone, you challenge them to a duel (glove slap optional). Then the challenged contestant picks the form of duel:
- Paintball
- Chess
- Consumption of Unpleasant Things
- Trivial Pursuit Questions
- Air Hockey
I'd donate money to see that programme!
(oh, and save the... children/teenagers/various afflicted.)