Why are boxers afraid of brain damage these days?

Calzaghe really underrated too. People joke and say he slapped which he did sometimes but how's that different from "throwaway jabs"? Throwing the same punch w varying force and speed can be as effective as throwing different punches. It fosters false security and can set-up some serious trouble in middle or end of fight.

Calzaghe definitely fought in bunches but he varied it up and was both overrated and underrated at the same time.

 

What is your opinion of IV gate? That's the case of Floyd being caught in his own home 24 hours before fighting Pac ,receiving an illegal & excessive 750 ml of saline . That broke 3 of the NSAC's own rules regarding saline drip for dehydration. Yet to crown it all the NSAC's only response was " Mr Mayweather did nothing wrong we will not be investigating" LOL Then issued him the required TUE for the saline 3 weeks after the fight. The mind Boggles
If that proposed exhibition with Pac that Floyd's ranting about on the internet , anyone that buys it is crazy.
Unless Pac accepts the exhibition but night of the fight turns up to fight for real & whips Floyd's butt BAD!!!!!
It would only be fair seeing as Floyd cheated him May 2 2015

 

I don't even see Floyd taking that Exhibition with Pac he has been petrified of him in the most I bet it goes no where, Pacs been chasing that rematch since the Vargas fight.

 

Floyd posted on FB him & Manny were talking about an exhibition lol

 

What year was this, was it in Japan after Pacquiao beat Matthysse more than 4 years ago and still didn't happen

 

Respect dude, takes balls to say that

 

Its across the board though. In football, boxing, and even hockey physicality is being reduced. I dont watch rugby but wouldnt surprise me if that sport has also reduced physicality.

I'm not advocating for people getting hurt but I also dont enjoy athletes who have only finesse without any of the toughness, grit, and heart that separates the ATGs from the contemporary greats. Also, it is kind of silly for boxers to be upset about concussions or CTE given that the entire sport revolves around literally hitting each other in the damn head. I get football and hockey a little bit cause outscoring opponents is the goal, not literally hurting opponents, but these athletes today are Charmin soft

 

I wont lie, being a walking shell of a human at the age of 50, doesn't sound appealing to me

 

No Mayweather is on FB claiming he's in talks with Manny now for an exhibition probably in December
Manny wants to fight for real he wants revenge for being cheated by Floyd. Floyd wont want a real fight he hasn't got the cojones. Anyone that buys an exhibition is crazy Floyd just needs to go away his day is done

 

Tell me .. Do you box ? Have you ever boxed? I doubt it No fighter that gets in the ring to FIGHT is Charmin soft. unless his name is Floyd Mayweather jr who just runs & dances. Boxing is a dangerous sport that's why one of the referees jobs is to protect the fighters as well as keep order. I always say I'd rather see a fight stopped too soon, than too late. There have been far too many tragedies when referees let a fighter keep taking too much punishment. As we all know there are officials that are blatantly biased or incompetent, they need weeding out

 

Never had a match but yes I did spar and train at a gym. Youre trying to compare today's complaining athletes, who fight once in 12-18 months, with guys from decades prior, who DIDNT complain, that accumulated 50+ fights. And you deduce that any fighter with health decline is the result from fighting? Sometimes we just get old, brother. Not everything is from boxing or associated physical/historical damage. Plenty of fighters who were in WARS have no indication of problems.

I'm not saying getting hit in the head is good for anyone because it isnt, but some of these guys literally say they "put their life on the line". Its hyperbole and abject nonsense

 

Losing your cognition, concentration, memory, motor functions and behaviour. Headaches, blurred vision. A terrible reality for many fighters. No two brain damage cases are the same either.

 

Ive got to disagree there I'm afraid.... Every time a boxer gets in the ring he is literally putting his life on the line & to say what you did about its & abject nonsense hyperbole. Look how many young fit boxers have had their lives dramatically changed or several have lost their lives in the ring.. Boxing is a Dangerous sport No one should be able to cheat like this ,or to do anything that gives them an illegal unfair advantage over an opponent. I'd also rather see a fight stopped too soon save a fighter, than to see one left to carry on when there is obviously no chance of them winning. The onus for that is on the referee to not only enforce the rules, but to also protect the boxers. Anyone proven guilty of such acts should be banned permanently from the sport with no exceptions