The ring of life

Again, we find ourselves face to face in the ring of life.
Our opposing coaches prepare us for the knockout fight.
Yours whispers the teachings of a broken home and street ethics.
Mine trains the mind to seek self destruction and feral rage.
Locked in combat while a cheering audience sets the stage.

Round one deals a body-shot to our pride's resolve.
Bobbing and weaving to avoid the full impact of uncomfortable truths
Round two intensifies with a headshot to our weakened senses.
More battered than the weather-worn bodies that house them

We take these truths to be self evident, that all lesser men are created for the equal pleasure of the inalienable rights of greater men to watch them fight.
Where are the women and children of these "lesser" men, you may ask?
Trapped between Father and husband, viewing them through crying eyes