Yes, I admitted the other day that I was slowly warming to all those 'hearties' and their Amazonian 'heartiettes' running, jumping, throwing, paddling, pedaling and all that but I do draw the line at ladies boxing. They can wrestle, preferably (in my opinion) in mud dressed in topless bikinis, or, if they insist, they can judo each other in baggy sexless suits, or, they can attempt to pierce or slash each other with swords whilst dressed in those rather fetching, dead sexy, white suits, but boxing is OUT! There is something truly repellant about the sight of two women punching each other with their fists. I have no particular knowledge and certainly no experience to prove my belief that punching a woman in the breasts is almost as painful for her as it is for a man to be punched in the groin. Hence, I suppose, the reason why they aim their punches mainly at their opponent's face. This, of course, avoiding as it does the skill of a steady battery of body shots, makes for a lousy boxing experience for the viewer quite apart from any finer feelings. To an old romantic like me a woman's face, especially a young woman's face, is "a thing of beauty" even if, alas, not necessarily "a joy for ever". Thus, for me, the sight of two girls slugging each other in the face is abhorent to the point of sickening.
Unless it was a fight to the finish between (in the blue corner) Currie E, & in the red corner Harperson H.............
Posted by: david morris | Sunday, 05 August 2012 at 19:10
Ah, that's another matter and, humbug that I am, I would pay good money for a front-row seat!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 05 August 2012 at 19:22
I was just going to agree with you about female boxing, then I saw the comment by david morris. Bring it on!
Posted by: A K Haart | Sunday, 05 August 2012 at 19:36
Absolutely, AK, and it must be at least a 15-rounder!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 05 August 2012 at 21:11
I don't mind the odd wrassle, preferably in a prone position.
Posted by: Andra | Tuesday, 07 August 2012 at 00:10
But surely, Andra, you'd be prepared to go in the ring with your delightful prime minister, wouldn't you?
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 07 August 2012 at 08:43
Well, I dunno.
Maybe, if I had Pickering's dildo.
Posted by: Andra | Wednesday, 08 August 2012 at 00:09
There's no answer to that!
Posted by: David Duff | Wednesday, 08 August 2012 at 08:28