Fun to watch, delightful to view. But fight-sports aren''t always as healthy, as three of the most I''ll fated sluggers in boxing have shown. The death of George Stevenson during a boxing fights against Jack Broughton in 1741 led to the introduction of Broughton''s Rule in 1743. Broughton pinned poor George against the ring stakes and then followed it up with a hard hit right above the heart. Broughton''s move broke some ribs, cause internal injuries and eventually brought Stevenson to the Reaper. On November 17, 1897, Walter Croot died by hitting his head on the floor following a hell of a blow by Jimmy Barry. Quite carelessly, because in the previous fight with Pedlar Palmer in 1893 Croot went unconscious in for over an hour. Five men were charged with manslaughter, but were dropped because the fight had been properly administered a ruling has held up since. Croot''s death made National Sporting Club require padded floor for all boxing matches. Bert Whidden, weighing about 150 lbs. and Frank Cass, tripping the scales at 170 lbs. fought three rounds at the YMCA and decided to finished the match at Twin Lakes on March 18, 1900. Cass was leading, but Whidden started catching up. Come the eight round, Whidden knocked Cass down. Cass tried to stand up, but Whidden delivered another blow that knocked him down. Eternally...