Why are boxers afraid of brain damage these days?

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  1. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    The fact is, brain injuries are dangerous. It's a tragedy that shouldn't happen as much as possible.
    But I think it's fate if they want to be a legendary boxer.
    Everyone wants to be Mayweather. They want to get hit less and make a lot of money.
    But unfortunately, that's not for everyone.
    If everyone fought like Mayweather, no one would watch boxing.
    If you want to be a matador, someone has to be a bull.
    If you want to dance the tango, someone needs to dance with you.
    Mayweather was a great matador, but he needed Hoya and Pacquiao.
    No basketball player plays basketball because they're afraid of twisting their ankle.
    Professional wrestling is much more dangerous than boxing, but wrestlers put on brave performances.
    But that's not the case with today's boxers; they make excuses not to fight tough guys for fear of losing their brains.
    To be honest, boxers these days are a bunch of sissies.
     
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  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Imagine not wanting to be a paralyzed vegetable.
     
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  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Because they participate in a sport where they get hit in the head for a living, where long term TBI's are pretty much a given. Why do you even have to have this explained to you?
     
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  4. Hyland

    Hyland Pimp C's Father Full Member

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    Says the hidey who tried boxing and quit and now he makes troll post on EastSideBoxing.

    If you going to troll be accurate.
    Floyd was the aggressor and the bull vs Pacquiao. Rewatch the fight, Floyd threw and landed more punches. Also Jeremy Lin sucks.
     
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  5. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    If they're afraid of that, they shouldn't come to boxing. and I' admit that brain damage is dangerous, but I don't think that's something boxers would say these days. they don't fight
     
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  6. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    I understand sir.
     
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  7. steviebruno

    steviebruno ESB NYC Delegate banned Full Member

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    Because of what happened to Muhammad Ali.
     
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  8. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    What happened to Ali is truly tragic. I'm saddened by it. But it was problem that he retired too late. on other hand, there are a lot of people like Foreman, Tyson, and others who took a lot of hits and are still healthy.
     
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  9. steviebruno

    steviebruno ESB NYC Delegate banned Full Member

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    Everyone is different; you never know how many hits you can take to the head and it's best to not find out.
     
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  10. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hmmmm

    Gee, I wonder why don't want to be brain damaged(!)
     
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  11. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    I think you're right, but I don't think that's what boxers who don't take best fight these days would say.
     
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  12. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Sarcastic replies aside, as much as I agree with what's already been said...

    This is a huge money sport these days, and the motivations for getting into it perhaps vary more (or in different proportions) from bygone eras - to some now, it's worth going into it just for money for yourself and your family whether you love the sport or not, whether you're a true warrior or not and whether you're willing to actually lay it on the line or not.

    So whilst undoubtedly the better education around head injuries and their consequences doubtless make a big difference here, there are also (probably) more cynical actors in play whose motivations for being in the sport at all probably explain their relative risk aversion.

    Take Daniel Dubois for example... The guy clearly isn't a warrior, probably doesn't particularly love the sport all that much - should it really surprise anyone that he's been known to quit when he looks like he's taking too much damage?
    Or Deontay Wilder - it's well known he's mostly in it to support his daughter... Is it any wonder he looks to hype himself up as much as possible whilst taking minimal risks at the matchmaking stage?


    As fans, it's not really something we want to admit and often not what we want to see, but it's very much understandable.
     
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  13. Samart'sTeep

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    If you've ever had a loved one suffer from dementia or another cognitive illness, you would understand why.
     
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  14. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    Thanks for the replies. I said something really stupid.
     
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  15. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The whole art of boxing is hit and not get hit.
     
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