BOXING IS NOT FOR KIDS

The Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto was history in the making. However, I did not enjoy the image of Cotto’s wife and child crying after the fight. Who takes their toddler to a boxing match? “Hey son! Lets go see your dad get a can of whoopass tonight.” I didn’t graduate from the Jane Adams College of Social Work, but taking a child to see his dad pounded has to leave some physiological scars. To add to the violence in the ring you have your typical idiots screaming obscenities about the fighters’ nationality and mother; This is not helping a child’s development. My dad is a hot-blooded Duranguense who trained with the former Mexican champ Jose “Pepe” Parga. As a kid I remember my dad threw a number of nice jabs. Most recently, during Dad and Son week at the U. of I. Urbana-Champaign 2004 where my dad dispatched an arrogant fraternity boy for being rude. He is 60 years-old and hits like a champ! But I never enjoyed watching my dad in those situations—win or lose. Don’t think I’m a Michael Savage wannabe, but boxing in my eyes is rated ‘R’ (only for adults) and parents should think twice about taking their kids to a fight.