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The digit ratio (ring finger length) and speed, punching power and endurance
Now I don't know how many of you have heard about the 2d:4d ratio but basically it is believed that the ratio of the length of your index and ring finger serves as a signal of how much testosterone or estrogen you were exposed to during development. A ring finger that is longer than your index finger means you were likely exposed to high levels of testosterone while a long index finger indicates high exposure to estrogen. Men typically have lower ratios (i.e. relatively longer ring fingers) an women usually have relatively longer index fingers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio
The reason for this thread is to hypothesize the implications for the ratio and boxing attributes. There have been numerous studies that show that men and women with lower ratios (longer ring fingers in comparison to their index finger) have superior performance in sports such as soccer, skiing, endurance sports, sprinting etc.. It has also been linked with grip strength, exercise frequency and aggressiveness.
Here is a video of a professor who specializes in this research accurately predicting who will win a race based on the length of their ring finger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecd43CQo7xU (embedding was disabled) (Truly fascinating though)
Now this may sound like Pseudoscience but it's got a lot of research backing it.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17420996 (endurance running and digit ratio)
performance in rugby players http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20981610
Digit ratio and fitness http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17039475
Digit ratio and grip strength http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17039475
Digit ratio and sprinting speed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19107924
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio
The reason for this thread is to hypothesize the implications for the ratio and boxing attributes. There have been numerous studies that show that men and women with lower ratios (longer ring fingers in comparison to their index finger) have superior performance in sports such as soccer, skiing, endurance sports, sprinting etc.. It has also been linked with grip strength, exercise frequency and aggressiveness.
Here is a video of a professor who specializes in this research accurately predicting who will win a race based on the length of their ring finger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecd43CQo7xU (embedding was disabled) (Truly fascinating though)
Now this may sound like Pseudoscience but it's got a lot of research backing it.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17420996 (endurance running and digit ratio)
performance in rugby players http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20981610
Digit ratio and fitness http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17039475
Digit ratio and grip strength http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17039475
Digit ratio and sprinting speed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19107924
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