As the stress winds tighter, bankers, hedge fund managers and other toilers in the financial canyons are taking up boxing to relieve stress and get into shape. "There's as much chance of meeting a CEO in the boxing ring as on the golf course," says Peter DePasquale, author of "The Boxer's Workout". He told Dorene Internicola of Reuters on June 8 of this year that it is good for "cardio, strength, multiple arms and legs together, and hitting something for stress relief." However, instead of wearing their wounds as so many badges of honor, many white collar boxers worry about their facial injuries bothering the boss or clients. Not to worry, says Nerd of Steel on nerdcoreboxing.com, most people are unobservant and won't notice.
Time was when boxing seemed to have been dealt a knockout punch by detractors who said it wasn't safe. It could not be right, so thinking went, to have your head pounded numerous times. The sport went into hiatus.
