Kids these days! I'm not that old but that's the first that came to mind when I came across this ridiculous 2008 scare piece on the U.K.'s Daily Mail. According to the story found by Fightlinker, kids were being "forced" to fight. It sounds like a self-defense class and the newspaper struck gold because the little girl pictured was freaking out and scared. Not unlike some little kids when they first play football or have to bat for the first time in front of everybody. Never let facts get in the way of a good story. The Daily Mail story features some great lines:

Taking part in an alarmingly fast-growing 'sport' that pits children against other children in the terrifying public arena of the boxing ring

Incredibly parental 'advice' includes encouragement to "come on Princess, go forward, kick 'em, kick 'em."

On top of school and homework, a normal week for Thai consists of running over 15 km, doing 400 sit ups, and at least 10 hours on the bags and sparring.

On the positive, she looks happier than the little tike who was made up for the Michael Jackson Thriller dance off last week in front of Staples Center.