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Dangerous Sports: Fatality Rates per 100,000 Participants  
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Tags: Boxing, Safe, People, Die, Fatal, Brain, Injury, Sports

In 1984, R.J. McCunney and P.K. Russo published a study entitled Brain Injuries in Boxing. The study argued that boxing is relatively safe compared to other sports by citing the following figures on U.S. sports fatalities:

1.	Horse racing: 128
2.	Sky diving: 123
3.	Hang gliding: 56
4.	Mountaineering: 51
5.	Scuba Diving: 11
6.	Motorcycle racing: 7
7.	College Football: 3
8.	Boxing: 1.3

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Source: "Brain Injuries in Boxing" by R.J. McCunney and P.K. Russo

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Comments: idon't think that horse racing is very dangerous Comment by: dkingpin18 The best available data (From Divers Alert Network) suggests the fatality rate for SCUBA divers in the USA is between 11 and 18 per 100,000. Comment by: jim