The Thrill of the Fight
Wonder Cabinet
Wonder Cabinet Productions
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2015
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Forget baseball. Boxing just might be our national sport. After all, the highest paid athlete in the country is a fighter. And a long awauted superfight between this generation's best boxers has earned millions in ticket sales. This hour, we explore the popularity and enduring appeal of combat sports. The Ecstasy of the Fight; Inside the Mind of a Fighter; The Professor Who Became a Cage Fighter; The Toughest Teen in the World; Dangerous Idea: Can Real Life Superheroes Fight Crime?; 'The Hunger Games' Meets Ancient Rome in 'An Ember in the Ashes'.
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| 0:18.4 | It's to the best of our knowledge. I'm Anne Strangeamps. |
| 0:21.1 | Today, the thrill of the fight. |
| 0:24.1 | Let's get ready to Rumble! |
| 0:29.6 | I'm gonna knock you out. |
| 0:36.6 | Mama said knock you out. I Mom said knock you out |
| 0:38.9 | I'm going to knock you out |
| 0:41.3 | Who doesn't love a good fight? |
| 0:46.9 | The beauty of two boxers dancing around the ring |
| 0:49.5 | bobbing and weaving until one stands alone |
| 0:53.0 | Or the exhilaration of mixed martial artists, |
| 0:57.0 | kicking and punching until one taps out. |
| 1:00.0 | What draws us to combat sport as viewers |
| 1:04.0 | isn't this opportunity to revel in what's worst in human nature. |
| 1:08.0 | I think we go to a sport fight |
| 1:10.0 | because we want to honor and celebrate what's best in human nature. I think we go to a sport fight because we want to honor and celebrate what's best in |
| 1:13.6 | human nature. |
| 1:14.6 | So who doesn't love a good fight? |
| 1:16.6 | That would be me. |
| 1:18.6 | Don't get me wrong. |
| 1:20.6 | I have nothing against combat sports. |
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