Amanda: No way, Mike. I hate boxing! I don't understand why people enjoy watching two grown men beat the living daylights out of each other. Aren't we supposed to be living in a more civilized world now? Are we barbarians? Does violence ever solve anything?

Mike: Now that you put it that way, I'm not sure what to think. All I know is that there's something moving about watching two guys struggling against each other with every last ounce of strength－fighting through the pain and the fatigue, getting back up once they've been knocked down.

Amanda: But it's so horrible to watch! Why can't they struggle against each other with their minds instead of just using their brute strength?

Mike: Maybe you'd like this new sport called "chessboxing," then. Competitors alternate between four-minute rounds of chess and three-minute rounds of boxing. Whoever gets a knockout or a checkmate first wins－it's the ultimate combination of brain and brawn!

Amanda: That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of ... yet it's also strangely brilliant.

Mike: I know. I've already decided to start training－I want to represent Taiwan if this ever becomes an Olympic sport!