Julio Cesar Chavez and brain damage

Nobody has said anything to that effect. Usually the signs are slurred speech, chronic difficulty remembering, focusing, etc. I don't Chavez shows any of those signs. Remember: the brain damage often manifests independently of a fighter's style. Many brawlers who were heavily punished throughout their careers never show any signs of damage. Meanwhile, some excellent defensive boxers, who don't get hit much, get damaged. It's genetic, to a degree...the punishment only triggers the expression of the underlying gene.

 

I could, but I won't. Just do a google search on the subject and you'll probably find the same sources I did. They discovered at some point that boxers with pugilistica dementia carried some gene that is related to the Alzheimer's gene. I don't know how conclusive the research was.

I do recall experts speculating that someday in the future, boxers would have to undergo genetic testing before receiving a license to compete.

 

There r some ppl who never fought professionally (or maybe even at all) and still got brain damaged be it either Parkinson , Alzheimer or other things .
That being said boxing fighters show extremely high occurrence of traffic accidents .

 

Chavez had a very good defense too, which is sometimes forgotten. He was very adept at slipping shots in close and rolling with punches to go with his iron jaw.

From what I've seen he's still in good nick mentally.

 

Totally agree, much like Duran, Chavez was mighty cute and for many years was defensively sound.

 

I read somewhere that Chavez had an abnormally thick cranium..I think he was more adept defensively than many give him credit for being on top of that.

 

Iron brain :deal

 

One current theory relates to chromosome 21 in the human gene.


The part of the chromosome 21 that is the problem is a protein called APP. APP is used to repair damaged cells in the brain. If it is abnormal, then the repair work is underpar.

So in a very simplified explanation, if you aint got the right APP, then your brain damage stays with thee. no repair, it just builds up until you seem brain damaged. A boxer with the defect sint going to repair brain cells properly. A boxer without the defect is going to repair brain cells fine.

The theory is supported by studies in mice. And also, you might know that Downs Syndrome sufferers have an abnormal chromosome 21. They also all universally suffer from Alzheimers disease by the age of 40, which is a disease that reflects a lot of the cognitive effects of PD.

Theres other theories too. Bear in mind that the above is a very bare bones explanation, using laymans terms.

 

if it's true then i loved this post

 

Really? If it is true, it sounds very disturbing.

 

Whether it's true is all that matters , and if anything then it's relaxing because it means that by simple examinations some ppl would b able 2b spared from serious damage in d future .

 

If it is true, I would not call it relaxing to be told you are going to get a disease that is going to kill you in a pretty ghastly way, and for the moment there is no known cure.