I know many people bet on boxing matches and I recently saw a post on an "slapping tournament". I was thinking that professional boxing is kind of questionable as a sport discipline and even more so as a gambling event. It is known that many boxers sustain long term effects of repeated micro-trauma and even some have been know to die in the ring. For all boxing fans and for others that may have a view on this, how is this being considered a fully legal activity being supported? And how is betting of people hitting each other being considered as legal and ethical in today´s world?
Yes, this is a very interesting question ...
How ethical is it in the 21st century to hit each other in the face? At the same time, athletes not only beat each other in the face, but also get paid for it!
Even more questions arise for those people who do not participate in battles themselves, but place bets on the outcome of the fight. In fact, we are going back several centuries.
During the decline of the Roman Empire, when gladiator fights were very popular. A very good television series “Spartacus. Blood and Sand".
Has the morality and ethics of the 21st century remained at the level of ancient times?
It worries and depresses me very much ...