I had a deaf friend in high school who was a super athlete and incredibly strong. As a matter of fact he was by far the strongest kid in the school and he had never lifted weights or even trained for that matter. I have heard several different people comment that deaf people have tremendous physical strength. I'm told it's because they have heightened stress hormone due to living with a disability which in turn causes increased adrenaline production. Matt Hamill is a deaf MMA fighter and very good...I don't see why a deaf person couldn't box.
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Could a deaf man become a boxer?
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I guess so. There aren't many reasons why not being able to hear would affect a persons ability to fight.
Plus referees, corner men, translators etc could all learn how to communicate with him pretty well too so it would seem very possible
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Honestly, outside of the ending of rounds, I can't think of a reason why not. The ref shouldn't matter, since being deaf can't be much more difficult than a language barrier as far as ref instructions, your trainer could use sign language, what other problem is there?
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Originally posted by Jupiter Maximus View PostSeperate organs that happen to be in same spot. Say if you born with defective eardrum, the balance would not be affected
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