Why is amateur boxing no College sport in the U.S.?

[boxeo#1]

Could anyone enlighten me on why this is?
If wrestling is on College programms, why boxing not? A pity:?

[elgrancampeon]

Could anyone enlighten me on why this is?
If wrestling is on College programms, why boxing not? A pity:?
It got banned by the NCAA and now only exists as a club sport in some colleges.

[djm]

I thought this an interesting question. From our good friends at Wiki....

"The National Collegiate Athletic Association discontinued the boxing championship after 1960; however in 1976, American collegiate boxing was picked up again by the National Collegiate Boxing Association.

At the 1960 NCAA Championships Charlie Mohr, a boxer on the University of Wisconsin-Madison team, collapsed with a brain hemorrhage and died one week later."

So, apparently, the NCBA is currently active (though it's not terribly competative):
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[boxeo#1]

I thought this an interesting question. From our good friends at Wiki....

"The National Collegiate Athletic Association discontinued the boxing championship after 1960; however in 1976, American collegiate boxing was picked up again by the National Collegiate Boxing Association.

At the 1960 NCAA Championships Charlie Mohr, a boxer on the University of Wisconsin-Madison team, collapsed with a brain hemorrhage and died one week later."

So, apparently, the NCBA is currently active (though it's not terribly competative):
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The internet is a wonderful tool...

Thanks a lot. I didn't searched the web because I thought fellow ESB'rs might know it as well and wanting to share it.

[boxeo#1]

College boxing is very small organized. A pity.

[ballznall]

The Air Force Academy has a boxing team.........

[DeanoFlash]

A question i ask myself all to often

[boxingwizard]

It'd be nice if there was college boxing, there's college rugby here though.

[Jaaames]

Lock Haven has a boxing team.... Only some schools have boxing teams... I remember about 2 or 3 years ago, they had it on TV... Joey Gilbert from the Contender was there talking about it... I think if NCAA were to do that, it would be a great way to bring life and more interest back to this sport in the States.. ALSO... Gives the kids more opportunities for that scholarship...

[fitzgeraldz]

That would be great ... you see some Ivy League guys climbing up the ranks and being a national champion ... Maybe even having some pro success ... I don't think this is a bad Idea ... when did it get banned?