You cannot take punches to the head without damage. All fighters are damaged.

I want to eat ur children biting ppls ears off?

Yeah that **** is everyday here?

Iq on these boards is amazing!:good

 

yeah, this is weird. He took some beatings but he came out of that era with less visible punishment than a lot of other fighters

 

Floyd has a stuttering problem, too. And he rarely speaks continuously without interruption or having to check himself. Like the episode of 24/7 when 50 was at his mansion and Floyd was going "G-G-G-G-G---" prompting 50 to go, "Here, I'll finish it for you- G-G-G-G-G-Uniittt!!"

 

Yeah voids stutter is quite bad. And he always starts hes sentance "like I said before....."

 

I don't think that I lose a lot of IQ while sparing once in a month. If most of this brain damaged fighters have just stopped fighting when they should they were going to be ok. The perception of the human brain has changed the last 10 years. The brain can recover from minor damage over time.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

LaMOtta was ok also I think after taking maybe some of the worst beating in the boxing history. Some fighters get brain damaged in sparring. The human brain and physiology are different for everyone .

 

Sometimes the damage is hard to notice but it is there.

 

agreed

 

You will not be able to tell yourself.

 

Always wondered the same. This guy defended mostly with his head and faced some heavy hitting heavies, yet no sign whatsoever of all the punishment he took.

 

I did wonder at one point (after watching an Ali tribute video) whether a maximum number of pro fights should be imposed. This would benefit both the sport, the athletes and the supporters. How? Well, let's say a maximum of 30 fights in a professional career was imposed, the impact would be:

a) ATHLETES: Keen to cement their legacy would avoid 'ducking' fighters because they know, they've only got a limited number of fights in which to seal their legacy.

b) FANS: Would get to see much more exciting fights

c) SPORT: Fewer casualties, better match-ups between fighters, and environment conducive to bringing new talent into the ams and pro rankings. Right now, promoters feed off established fighters, when really, they should be investing in today's youth. The other benefit is that the rule would prevent fighters who have too much pride to stay away from the ring. There's only so much damage a person can take.

Edit: I'd also add a limit on the number of KOs a person can take. e.g. suffer x number of KO defeats and you're automatically out. Say maybe 5. It would stop a lot of journeymen taking unneccessary punishment and force fighters to focus on defence as well as offense.

 

Gotta take the good with the bad. It is sad to see a fighter damaged, or even die from boxing related injuries, but it is the life a fighter chose and the risk is there for every fighter. You try not to think about it, but you can ask any fighter and he will tell you that it is worth the risk. And almost any fighter, even one with health problems from boxing, would do it again, and again if he could go back. It takes a unique person to want to pursue boxing professionally and the general laws of self preservation and not taking unnecessary risks dont apply as much as they do to people who dont fight.

And studies have revealed that 90% of professional boxer suffer some form of brain damage. But, 100% of boxers have accompished something that most people wouldnt dare to attempt in their lifetimes.

 

ye just look at Kevin McBride, the guy is Brain Dead

 

tbh honest he was before his first fight.a lot of sport damage the athletes hell italian footballer where shown to develop signs of being punch drunk from heading footballs