I agree with you. It’s like saying “sportsball” in a condescending way. He was being dismissive when he said I don’t get how it is entertaining in the first place.
I don’t know dude, people have been fighting other people, for sport, for fucking thousands of years, but you don’t understand the “idea of it being entertaining.”
That is straight up, deliberate obtuseness. I am not really a boxing fan, but I thought your response was warranted.
He is a rapist, so I wouldn’t lose any sleep over his self inflicted health issues.