On 06 Jul 97, after being hired as WNBA commissioner, Ed Grinnell said:
 EG> I was reading USA Today a couple of days back and a cartoon in the first
 EG> (News) section said it all: what's the fuss about Tyson's bite? If you
 EG> look at it from the point of view of the cartoonist, he makes a damn
 EG> good point about the fact that there were people that were calling for
 EG> both boxers to do something barbaric and then for them to be taken aback
 EG> by Tyson's actions is a bit hypocritical.
I don't know of ANYONE who was calling for them to throw the rules out the 
window and start acting like rabid animals.
 EG> I think it's really stupid to jump on Tyson's case when you realize what
 EG> would have happened if none of this had happened (Hell, anyone that
 EG> watched the Olympics got to see how much this *sport* has taken out of
 EG> Ali).
I don't.  Both boxers knew the risks and accepted them.  Neither boxer 
expected nor accepted the idea that part of their ear would be bitten off.
 EG> Two people are being asked to enter a ring, beat the living crap out of
 EG> each other and in many cases, inflict long-term physical damage to the
 EG> brain and other areas of the body. I'm not making excuses for Tyson,
 EG> however, what happens in the ring is just as *barbaric* as his Holyfield
 EG> sandwich.
No it's not.  They are wearing padded gloves and are expected to follow a 
strict set of rules designed to protect their opponent.  Yes, it's still 
potentially dangerous, but they know that going in.
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