The armed forces are also a deep risk, and people younger than 25 die in it, boxing is just one such example of high risk sports, although it's probably one of the most publicised of them, but Ice Hockey is another pretty brutal game at times although it has better safety features. Base jumping, bull riding, cliff diving, cliff climbing (and I mean the nutters without the ropes). It is pretty darn selfish though to do this if you have a wife and kids though, and it's about that time that the gloves should be hung up if not before hand. Although in some peoples case, it's their sport that brings in the money for their lifestyle, look at the Rooneys and the Beckhams, their sport opened up the gateway to their life and admittedly now they can probably bring in as much money off the pitch as they can on it they are still living the life of riley because of a sport which can be dangerous, not as dangerous as boxing, obviously, but still can cause serious injuries at times, likewise rugby players, moreso in fact.
It's a bit of a catch-22 really, but I do agree with the sentiment you bring up on the dependents of people in high risk sports.
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