Does every fighter get some sort of brain damage?

M. Taylor, G-Man, the list goes on....damn its traggic

 

Yeah i agree, Gatti is in trouble

 

Damn Kirk, I'm glad you stopped that back yard fighting. On the surface you don't realize how dangerous it could be.

 

Here's a more comprehensive one from 1999, if you are interested in the science of it:

[url]http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/04/30/boxing/index1.html[/url]

Fighting isn't something to be undertaken casually. That's why all boxers deserve our respect. It's a tough occupation.

 

Ray Leonard doesn't seem to have any problems. Neither does Lennox. I saw an interview with Micky Ward recently - he seems to have retired pretty much intact despite his face-first style.

With some fighters it's hard to tell - is Tyson any more mentally deficient now than he was at 18? Is there a chance that some of the fighters perfomed badly in those neuropsychological tests simply because they are dumb? Lets face it, the more intelligent a person is, the less likely they are to get into boxing in the first place.

I'm not sure what I think about all this. It's a shame, sure. But without boxing a lot of fighters would end up in rehab/prison/an early grave. At least with boxing they get to live the high-life for a while.

I don't know. :think

 

That's real. I'm sure you do have some fame Kirk. ****, even i know you if I see you in a mall...lol. What did you mean in the text I bolded?

As far as the pride goes, there is nothing wrong with letting guys know your retired and you only fight pro now. If you tell them the right way they have to respect it.

 

Duran
Foreman
Chuvalo

 

You really should go to a doctor and get checked out, just in case.

 

Roy Jones isn't showing any signs of punchiness ....neither is Tito ....but that one guy who retired on espn two weeks ago...the heavyweight or cruiser who got Ko'd by the young prospect he sure as hell sounded punch drunk

 

There might be a free clinic around you? But I understand. I had no health insurance for a long time and I just had to hope I didn't get hit by a car or something.

 

I've had a dozen amateur kickboxing fights but I've been sparring for about 7 years, on and off. I got the lights thing too but it may have started before I started sparring (I can't remember). For me it looks like someone spilled water on the side of my eye and the light kind of moves around and shimmers, slowly growing in size (sometimes it takes up half my vision). If I drink water the lights go away within 20 minutes so it's not too bad. My mother's a doctor and she thinks it's from some sort of migraine issues.

I know I love the sport but going pro just has too many health complications for it to be worth it, even if you do become #1 at some point.