Don't forget it's 12 rounds maximum nowadays. I would think a boxer suffers the most damage to the brain when he's most dehydrated as there's no fluid to cushion the brain. Rounds 13-15 would be when defence/mobility suffers most, power shots are occurring more often combined with dehydration.
I do think its happening less and less due to better health codes. Some is just genetics though i mean take Tex Cobb that man took the most hellacious beatings i have ever seen and hes still completely lucent. Hell 4 years ago he finished his bachelors degree cum laude at a university.
the amateurs use to wear no head gear. essentially those were like real fights but just not as many rounds. now the amateur system uses headgear. i don't mind the headgear and think it's important. but all this other **** in the amateur system is practically ***** fighting.
I used to enjoy amateur fighting but i find it unwatcheble now. Its just a electronic version of tag. A good amateur background used to be great pedigree for the professionals (although no guarantee) Now i almost feel its a detriment.
electronic tag is a good way of putting it. i was thinking more like a pillow fight with gloves. i forgot which olmpics it was but the ref warned a fighter for going to the body and hitting too hard. i turned off after that. and yeah that amateur pedigree is not what it use to be. amateur boxing now is more like martial arts point fighting.
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This doesn't take into account sparring round. Add them all up together and the difference in overall rounds isnt as big. Sparring is not a fight but hard sparring still takes hard blows to the head.
Yes it is less common, even if it is diagnosed more. Doctors catch this much quicker and guys no longer fight 200 fights in their careers.