Punch Drunk? Are you scared of it?

i get scared from time to to about it.. i don't box too often.. i have a decent foundation of boxing.. who i really worry about are my favorite boxers who have tooken too much punishment.. its pretty upsetting u kno

not alot its like driveing eventually your gonna crash

na bro i was talking to the guy below you ...mr "shit happens" sorry for the misunderstanding i agree we should talk about stuff like this as it affects the boxers all the time Haha ok I was wondering why the hell you said that, but now its pretty damn funny knowing what the context of it was. Yeah this stuff can be serious, lots of boxers shrug it off and don't worry about it. But really, what can you do about it?

At least spell it right, "genius". I think you might be showing early signs of punch drunkeness. I just brought it up cause I was wondering if anyone else thought about it. I'm not gonna quit boxing because of it. na bro i was talking to the guy below you ...mr "shit happens" sorry for the misunderstanding i agree we should talk about stuff like this as it affects the boxers all the time

give this genious a round of applause....your prolly one of those guys that shouts war is hell over and over when they show how more kids died on the news At least spell it right, "genius". I think you might be showing early signs of punch drunkeness. I just brought it up cause I was wondering if anyone else thought about it. I'm not gonna quit boxing because of it.

I have a question...Did Charles Barkley ever box?

I never worried about it really except when I was a kid..butit never slowed me down. I have had almost 130 pro and amateur fights plus I estimate I have sparred about 9,000 rounds in my career since I was 14.... still spar very often... AND At the risk of sounding a certain way I will state that I consider myself the least affected boxer I know of LOL :)

It is not well understood why this syndrome occurs (Drake and Cifu, 2004). Loss of neurons, scarring of brain tissue, collection of proteinaceous plaques, and damage to the cerebellum are implicated in the syndrome, which may be etiologically related to Alzheimer's disease (Graham and Gennareli, 2000) The latest hypothesis is that like Alzheimer's disease protein builds up in the brain (proteinaceous plaques), but thats not the only similarity. In fact non-familial Alzheimer's is statisticaly higher in boxers and statistically symptoms develope earlier. It is thought that the blood-brain barrier becomes severely compromised from years of repeated blows to the head and the bodies attempt to repair the damage. However, unlike the protein involve in classical Alzheimer's, beta-amyloid, any protin that can self aggregate will acumilate in boxer's brain due to compromised blood-brain barrier and form plaques or crystals like in prion diseases like Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis. But hey its fun to watch, so be it. :)

yea its scary but fuk it i love bxing to much to stop.

give this genious a round of applause....your prolly one of those guys that shouts war is hell over and over when they show how more kids died on the news

After listening to McCrary talk tonight, and seeing his spaced out eyes, I began to think just how bad boxing really is for you. This dude was straight up punch drunk. My boxing coach is slightly punch drunk. He isn't always there. We all know many boxers after 40 start to lose many of their mental capabilities. They get spaced out, can't talk for shit. Any of you scared this will happen to you? Also known as: Dementia pugilistica, also called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, pugilistic Parkinson's syndrome, boxer's syndrome, and punch-drunk syndrome, is a neurological disorder which affects career boxers and others who receive multiple dazing blows to the head. The condition develops over a period of years, with the average time of onset being about 16 years after the start of a career in boxing. Famous sufferers include Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Beau Jack and, more recently, Muhammad Ali, Jerry Quarry, Wilfredo Benitez and Freddie Roach. The condition, which occurs in people who have suffered multiple concussions, commonly manifests as dementia, or declining mental ability, and parkinsonism, or tremors and lack of coordination. It can also cause unsteady gait, inappropriate behavior, and speech problems. It is not well understood why this syndrome occurs (Drake and Cifu, 2004). Loss of neurons, scarring of brain tissue, collection of proteinaceous plaques, and damage to the cerebellum are implicated in the syndrome, which may be etiologically related to Alzheimer's disease (Graham and Gennareli, 2000) all i gotta say is shit happens :D