Hard Risks: Concussions in Sports, From the Boxing Ring to the Gridiron | Retro Report on PBS

In 1982, boxing fans tuned in for a championship bout that turned into a 14-round slugfest -- afterwards, concerns about the brutality of boxing mounted, and the sport’s popularity began to slip. Today, with concerns over concussions in football growing, will football suffer the same fate? This story is an excerpt from our new broadcast show with PBS. Stream full episodes at #RetroReportPBS 

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