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Originally Posted by Fire
Fighting is part of the entertainment of the game. Eliminating fighting would hurt the league the most in the United States, not substantially but they will feel it.
North Americans, on average, prefer the more physical sports. The NFL in the States and hockey in Canada.
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I do not think eliminating fighting would hurt the US market at all. Major physical sports in US, for example NFL, do
not involve
fighting. I don't think I remember the last time I saw two NFLers go at it against each other while the ref watches and the crowd cheers on - in fact, I think in every physical sport other than Hockey, it is frowned upon.
I hope it eventually disappears because it just doesn't make sense, first of all.
Secondly, it allows younger kids to think it is ok to fight in junior leagues - which is just sad.
I've a problem when people say: "it'll allow players like Cook etc etc to make dirty hits and get away with it". The way to stop players from making dirty plays is not to have them pay for it through another dirty aspect of the game. The way is to have harsher penalties.