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Should boxing be banned? Though sports fans, promoters and some boxers would disagree, a number of people, particularly those in the medical profession, would like to abolish the sport. ”Frontline” takes a look at the status of boxing in ”Down for the Count” at 9 p.m. Tuesday on WTTW-Ch. 11.

Howard Cosell, the sportscaster recognized as a boxing expert, tells why he thinks boxing should be regulated and made safer.

Former champion Muhammad Ali also recognizes the danger. ”It is possible my brain has been shook a lot,” he says. ”I`ve taken a lot. I notice slurs of my speech . . . (but) I`ve also got millions of dollars put away for my children.”