It can be done safely. It is done safely in the Olympics. Geez, I always get the short bus posters.
Wrong. Ready to ban it now? (And where's the evidence that condomed porn, such as is practiced by the 'elite' porn producers, is unsafe?)
Acute Traumatic Brain Injury in Amateur Boxing
Erik J. T. Matser, PhD; Alphons G. H. Kessels, MD; Muriel D. Lezak, PhD; Jaap Troost, MD; Barry D. Jordan, MD
THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE - VOL 28 - NO. 1 - JANUARY 2000
[...] CONCLUSION: Participation in amateur boxing matches may diminish neurocognitive functioning despite the use of headgear. The neurocognitive impairment resembles cognitive symptoms due to concussions.
Hilarious!