fighters dying relatively young

I think punishment in fights and bad lifestyles outside of the ring are the main reasons. There have been some notable exceptions. Max Schmelling was almost 100 when he died. Max always stayed in shape. Lamotta is way up there in age, in spite of everything.

 

Matthew saad, had the top 3 problems!!

 

So why do great composers die young?

 

Anyone got any statistics ?

 

Obviously getting hit a lot could shorten your life, but so can other occupations and "other walks of life".

Dying is universal. Wealthier people tend to live longer, I believe. Impoverished people tend to have a shorter life expectation. I think so anyway.

As for boxers, I'm not at all convinced they are dying young as a group. I'd like to see the figures.

 

sentence 1...loads of boxers who took hard punishment lived long....i suppose lamotta prime example.

sentence 2...i think i agree.

sentence 3...i think i agree again.

 

When I see boxers dying young I usually assume some substance abuse. Boxing attracts a lot of thrill seeking devil may care types. Otherwise, wasn't the average life expectancy of a black male in this country like 57 until recently? Combination of heart disease, diet, and what not.

 

I am pretty sure that you would be able to prove statistically, that boxers have a shorter life expectancy than the population as a whole.

There are certainly studies to show that the majority of boxers suffer some degree of brain damage.

Furthermore, practicing any sport at world level has adverse health effects, whether it shortens life expectancy or not.

 

Uneducated people die younger in developed countries. This is the first reason. Hypertension and diabetes plague this group.

 

I once did an exercise checking the life span of the top twenty heavyweights-my picks!-of each decade up to 1959. The ran typically in the mid sixties, not bad for the times, the 1930's had an average of 68.1.

 

While doing research, I got the feeling that most American fighters died when they were young (under 45 years old) or old (over 70 years old).

- Chuck Johnston

 

This is an article on Heavyweight fighters longevity that might be of interest; http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/news/archives/00004745.htm

 

Excelent stuff!:good

 

Thanks for providing some statistics to this thread.
I think sometimes people get a skewed perception of 'celebrities' and early deaths and/or 'tragic' endings.
If you place them in their wider demographic, their fates are fairly normal.