Quote:
Originally Posted by taco.vidal
Lol at the guys trying to make themselves feel better about wanting fighting in hockey. Its ok to cheer the fight and KO. If you stop cheering after the KO then everything is ok and no one is a savage!
Hah. Thats dellusional. Hockey fights are bare knuckle boxing. Theres a reason why gloves are required in fighting outside of hockey and the streets. Its because guys get hurt for real. If you cheer for hockey fights, thats great, but dont delude yourself. Youre no different than the guy who keeps cheering after KO.
Not picking on the poster I quoted as there are many in this thread with the same attitude, but I needed to quote one.
So youve got bareknuckle boxing and instead of a mat, you have a ice to land on. What can go wrong?
|
He caught him on the chin, he would have dropped like that even if the guy had gloves on. KO's are a part of fighting. MMA, boxing, whatever, KO's in the heat of the moment can be very exciting, especially if it's an upset
What isn't exciting is a KO that leads to someone smashing their head on the ice. It's rare, but it indeed happens, and the fact they continually cheered while a guy could have been dead on the ice for all they know, is disgusting. If someone was dropped like that in MMA and was unresponsive for that long, the crowd would go quiet too.
It's really no different than when the crowd goes crazy after a huge hit then quickly goes quiet when it's clear the guy is hurt and/or needs stretchered. Should we take hitting out of the game? Is everyone no longer a savage when they stop cheering after a huge hit that lead to injury?
Concussions and long term brain damage happens during regular play too, not just fights