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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by deepsun on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:40PM (#16292999)
Probably no helmets is what makes the difference.

I heard that in early boxing (no gloves) fighters very rarely knocked down opponents, because you don't want to attack head without gloves. Only after introduction of gloves deaths on the ring became an issue.

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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by r00fus on Friday February 02, 2018 @01:58PM (#16293200)
> Only after introduction of gloves deaths on the ring became an issue.

Which, face it, is actually a big draw for some folks. The lethality of the sport is by design.

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