The Deadliest Sports on Earth: Ranked

Few Deaths, Multiple Devastating Injuries

While only 500 boxers have died over the course of the organized sport's existence (think back to when people figured out that they could punch each other), countless boxers suffer from serious long term injuries. Brain damage is one of the most common injuries in boxers, and the establishment of CTE is borderline inevitable in boxers that have been participating in the sport for their entire lives. 

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