Boxing is a Weird Sport
There are very few times when a person can get repeatedly pummeled in the head, and then be declared a winner. Boxing is one of them.
Can you imagine getting the snot punched out of you (literally), and then – just because you were the better beater-upper – being expected to celebrate your victory? On the upside, you wouldn't have to drink as much to get to that magical "my brain is only functioning at 50%" state of being.