This article is ignorant of the history of boxing as it relates to duels. For centuries a serious affront called for a duel of some form: glove thrown, pistols

This article is ignorant of the history of boxing as it relates to duels. For centuries a serious affront called for a duel of some form: glove thrown, pistols or foils at dawn, all that shit. Not even slightly rare; it happened constantly. The point of boxing's queensberry rules was no guns or swords or deliberate maiming, may the best man win and the loser sulk off alive with humility. Boxing was a force for civilization. For many years the brits derided the french and germans for still resorting to lethal duels whereas proper englishmen settled things with fists. As recently as the 1920s dueling was still a big thing in much of the white world. Many places you had a legally protected right to challenge. It's kind of still a big thing in the black ghetto leading to many deaths. I think they need a more proper and formalized social outlet than street-stompings and shootings. Personally, I think it's a widespread problem that you can't ask a man way over the line to shut up and apologize or step into the ring. People talk about the decline of manners. The essential reason for that is if you went well over the line back in the day you had to be ready to get punched in the face.