Black boxers have stronger skin

Think of all the "bleeders" and boxers you know who swell easily. I personally can't think of a single black boxer who fits the description. It is always fair skinned boxers. Dark skin has many fewer elastic fibers and is more firm compared to softer fair skinned people. This makes it easier for fair skinned fighters to cut and become bruised in a boxing match. This is also why dark skin ages/wrinkles slower. Dark skin is even said to be more resistant to arthropod insect bites. Check out the first chapter of the book Black Skin: Structure and Function by William Montagna, Giuseppe Prota, and John A. Kenney Jr. http://books.google.com/books?id=BpL8V2YJkQ4C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false This may also give them a slight edge with judges as many will take facial damage into consideration. Just a little information boxing fans might want to keep in mind. The epidermis of black skin contains less glutathione than white skin. (Reduced glutathione may be responsible for skin color. Inhibition of epidermal glutathione system leads to darker skin, and glutathione in the epidermis has been shown to inhibit melanogenesis.) In the epidermis of white skin, hyperpigmentation or tanning is always followed by a drop in glutathione reductase and reduced glutathione. Black skin have larger melanosomes than white skin. Black skin has a higher electrical resistance than white skin, which suggests greater cohesion and thickness. Black skin has more and larger fibroblasts than white skin. The fibroblasts in black skin are also more multi-nucleated. This can lead to more abnormal scarring and keloid formation. Black skin also has larger mast cell granules than white skin, which may also play a part in keloid formation. The stratum corneum of black skin has more layers and stronger cells than in white skin. Black skin and Asian skin have thicker and more compact dermis than white skin. This is also why blacks and Asians have fewer facial wrinkles than whites. Black skin has more casual lipids and more moisture in the stratum corneum than white skin. Black skin sheds its outer layers more (increased desquamation) than white skin Black skin has 50% lower ceramides than white or Hispanic skin. Asians have the highest skin ceramide levels. Black and Indian skin has two times more alkali-insoluble melanin (darker DHI-enriched eumelanin) than white skin, hispanic skin and Chinese skin. Black skin has a lower pH than white skin. What does this mean? The differences between our skin can determine several things. Effectiveness of topical skin lightening creams and lotions Safety of chemical peels and skin laser treatments Our skin’s healing response to wounds and the formation of abnormal scars. http://www.whiterskin.info/black-ski...he-difference/

Comments (20)

hahaha this thread has gone slightly off topic..

14y ago

Ryn0

like what? I think he's right, in Gladwell's book Outliers (I think don't quote me on that it explains it) It's true though, Black skin is tougher it's just genetic because of the intense sun in their ancestry. Which may or may not prevent cuts, though I don't see how it would effect bruising. But i can see this has turned into a race relations thread so I'll just scream and shout about my heritage HALF INDONESIAN YEAH!

14y ago

QuebecSTAR2

what the heck. i didn't know that the Ancient Egyptians were Negros.

14y ago

Lowkey

http://tseday.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/alexander-pushkin-russias-greatest-black-poet/ http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/blackeuro/pushkinback.html http://raceandhistory.com/selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid1038936871,18279,.shtml whatever you're saying doesn't change the FACTS....Bless!! :lol1: Puskins great grandfather was black that doesn't mean mean Puskin was you are clutching at straws. Pushkin's father Sergei Lvovich Pushkin (1767–1848) descended from a distinguished family of the Russian nobility which traced its ancestry back to the 12th century. Pushkin's mother Nadezhda (Nadja) Ossipovna Gannibal (1775–1836) descended through her paternal grandmother from German and Scandinavian nobility. She was the daughter of Ossip Abramovich Gannibal (1744–1807) and his wife Maria Aleksejevna Pushkina (1745–1818). Ossip Abramovich Gannibal's father, Pushkin's great-grandfather, was Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696–1781), an African page raised by Peter the Great.

14y ago

The_Big_Dunn

Haha see what I mean.. When Floyd says it it's nothing but when someone says it u call them out. Just as I thought, I wanted to catch u doing this and I did!! U always try to play the innocent role when it comes to floyd but when someone else says something similar to what Floyd says u call them out. My post did exactly what I wanted. No one's buying it dude. You only said floyd's stuff was racist because it was floyd. I never called you on the post, I just found it ironic that you said the post was racist when you essentially did the same thing he did. Look's like Coach Webb feels about you the same way you feel about floyd. Your attempted rationalization is pathetic.

14y ago

Mr_Philadel

This is what you posted. Nearly every part of that bit of text is incorrect, I simple set you straight you have presented zero evidence to back up your misinformed post. Now you are being wilfully ignorant in sticking by your misinformation. http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/images/pushkin_a.jpg ^^^That is the black man you claim gave Russians there language are you sticking by that statement? I believe Africa has a rich and diverse history that if you fully understood you wouldn't feel the need to make up such falsities. Your post reminded me of this sketch. http://tseday.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/alexander-pushkin-russias-greatest-black-poet/ http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/blackeuro/pushkinback.html http://raceandhistory.com/selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid1038936871,18279,.shtml whatever you're saying doesn't change the FACTS....Bless!! :lol1:

14y ago

Lowkey

ok man...whatever!!...what I posted is CORRECT....your agenda is INCORRECT!!...you called me a idiot and I gave you a blessing and told you to have a nice day....you became offensive because you felt offended....the way you jumped in and started huffin and puffin and blowing hot air was uncalled for....at the end of the day you didn't prove ANYTHING....all you did was try to down play whatever was said in regards to MY ppl's history...thats all!! This is what you posted. Africans gave us Math, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry! -Including the Arabic Numbers! Africans also originated the world’s first known universities. A black man named Alexander Pushkin is responsible for giving Russia its language... Nearly every part of that bit of text is incorrect, I simple set you straight you have presented zero evidence to back up your misinformed post. Now you are being wilfully ignorant in sticking by your misinformation. http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/images/pushkin_a.jpg ^^^That is the black man you claim gave Russians there language are you sticking by that statement? I believe Africa has a rich and diverse history that if you fully understood you wouldn't feel the need to make up such falsities. Your post reminded me of this sketch.

14y ago

Mr0pal

Another misinformed inaccurate post. You clearly didn't read my post or look at the dates. In no part of my post did I say "that humans originated civilization in Sumeria" please do not put words into my mouth. And no the bold did not prove your statement you said the Moors created mathematics that is false and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. Now you are regressing your argument to black people invented mathematics because it originated from Africa when the human species evolved. I find your arguments extremely wishy washy you have change your stance to fit your ridiculous agenda at the same time failed to refute anything in my post. What's wishy washy is how you read statements that are not there. I never said Moors "CREATED MATHEMATICS". As you say, "Another misinformed inaccurate post"... does saying that boost your confidence or something? lol Find where I said Moors created mathematics. I have said that Moors gave EUROPEANS mathematics, not "created". You mentioned that the Sumerians practiced "numeration" around 8000BC and that they standardized it around 3000BC which both dates pre-date the time you mentioned that the Egyptians first used "written" numbers (2,700BC) which is BS. That's why I gave you the breakdown of how ridiculous it is to believe that civilization began in Sumer. Egypt gave knowledge of math, science, building, government, ect. to ALL non-African civilizations. Rain erosion on the Sphinx indicate that it was there long before Egypt became a desert (beyond 10,000BCE). Pay attention. Use logic.

14y ago

The_Big_Dunn

To answer ur last question it's a reaction to Floyd's actions. Funny cause when Floyd made those statement u find nothing wrong but when someone else says something similar to what Floyd says u call them out? U see what I just did there? lol!! That was a set up post cuz I knew someone like u was goin to take the bait and get offended by it but u sure didn't feel the same when it was floyd lol.. Nice try liar. Your full of ****! Lets see what I said about your post. Quote: Originally Posted by PACsmash What's racist about my post????? ]Nothing, just like there was nothing racist in floyd's post. Thats why I find the Irony so priceless. WHen floyd did the same thing you did, it was racist. Of course your use of the word "brotha" is equal to floyd's use of "asian" but hey, why quibble over lil stuff like that.

14y ago

Mr_Philadel

You haven't made a point that's the thing, you made a post that is 100% incorrect and I proved it, but sure if you want to end it to save further schooling that's fine by me. ok man...whatever!!...what I posted is CORRECT....your agenda is INCORRECT!!...you called me a idiot and I gave you a blessing and told you to have a nice day....you became offensive because you felt offended....the way you jumped in and started huffin and puffin and blowing hot air was uncalled for....at the end of the day you didn't prove ANYTHING....all you did was try to down play whatever was said in regards to MY ppl's history...thats all!!

14y ago

Lowkey

Are you aware that the bold proves my statement? This would prove that Africans were using mathematics before they even left Africa and before other "cultures" or "races" even came into existence. And the idea that humans originated civilization in Sumeria is pure comedy. Humans evolved out of the great lakes area in Africa and the worlds first civilizations started there. They did not walk thousands of miles away from the NILE RIVER (lmao) into no-mans-land without any knowledge if they would find water again prior to having already established civilization and means of traveling with the needed items for survival. Nothing in Sumeria is as complex as Egypt. Why would they originate in Sumeria, walk to Egypt, build a civilization greater than they had at home, and then never upgrade Sumer? lmao Logic always destroys lies. Another misinformed inaccurate post. You clearly didn't read my post or look at the dates. In no part of my post did I say "that humans originated civilization in Sumeria" please do not put words into my mouth. And no the bold did not prove your statement you said the Moors created mathematics that is false and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. Now you are regressing your argument to black people invented mathematics because it originated from Africa when the human species evolved. I find your arguments extremely wishy washy you have change your stance to fit your ridiculous agenda at the same time failed to refute anything in my post.

14y ago

The_Big_Dunn

And I'm asking u to explain how my post is related to why Floyd says.. Are u seriously comparing my post to Floyd because I said brotha and Floyd said Asian?? Hahahahaha Lets see if any other posters call you an ignorant racist like you did floyd and we'll see if i'm right or wrong. Like I said, I didn't think floyd's post was racist or your post. But I am wondering why a poster who complained so much about ignorance and racism from floyd would then post something similar that other posters will surely find racist, just like you did floyd's.

14y ago

COACH_WEBB

Why cuz the truth hurts? When's the last time u see an African American going to war fighting his hearts out even tho he's losing?? Clottey and Mosley for example. Thank u. What truth? Again, you're ignorant.

14y ago

COACH_WEBB

Sad but true.. It's rare to see a brotha nowadayz throw it down. If a brotha is losing he won't even try anymore he'll just throw the fight away save his face from punishment collect his check and go rap about it after. You're so ignorant it's literally sickening.

14y ago

The_Big_Dunn

What's racist about my post????? Nothing, just like there was nothing racist in floyd's post. Thats why I find the Irony so priceless. WHen floyd did the same thing you did, it was racist. Of course your use of the word "brotha" is equal to floyd's use of "asian" but hey, why quibble over lil stuff like that.

14y ago

Lowkey

do you notice that you're the ONLY one throwing around insults?!?...I made my point....now if ALL you got is a picture from wiki and school books I guess we can end this.....have a nice day...Bless!! :lol1: You haven't made a point that's the thing, you made a post that is 100% incorrect and I proved it, but sure if you want to end it to save further schooling that's fine by me.

14y ago

Capaedia

These were the Moors of SPAIN. The Moors of Spain were black. If there were non black Moors of Spain they were so small in number that they were irrelevant. Are you saying Muhammad XII was irrelevant?? Do you know who the Nasrids were?

14y ago

The_Big_Dunn

14y ago

Mr0pal

There were black Moors, I didn't say otherwise. What I did say was that they weren't all black. I provided evidence too. Romans weren't all white. Mongols weren't all Asian. Moors weren't all black. Your perspective dosen't belong in that era. These were the Moors of SPAIN. The Moors of Spain were black. If there were non black Moors of Spain they were so small in number that they were irrelevant.

14y ago

Mr0pal

Again more false information riddled with personal bias (bold) that only highlights your lack of knowledge and insecurity. Ancient man has been counting since before they could walk upright. This has been shown by apes who will sometimes orgainize in a linear order...which is basically crude counting. One, two, three bannanas. Ancient pre-Sumerian civilizations as far back as 8000BC used a numeration that was basically fingernail marks on clay. Sumerian civilization had "standardized" their numbering system by about 3000BC. Which had a structured 1-6 counting. A circle with lines inside, kind of like cutting out pie pieces. It can be said that the first WRITTEN numbers were done by the Ancient Egyptians found in hieroglyphs about 2700 BC. They had symbols for 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000 and 1000000. Egyptians later revised the symbols using lines that included unique symbols for 1 thru 10 at about 2200 BC. The ancient Indian cultures also evolved multiple number sets Brahmi, Gupta and Nagari number sets as early as 3000BC. But there was so much variance on the numbering between areas the "dates and origins" are still debated today. Cultures created all kinds of numbering systems Greeks, Romans, Persians, and Arab/Islam. The idea to create individual symbols for each number between 1 and 9 sprouted in many cultures as far away as China and Mayan cultures. Indian culture proposed a standardized set in about 800AD which is used by India and some nearby nations. Are you aware that the bold proves my statement? This would prove that Africans were using mathematics before they even left Africa and before other "cultures" or "races" even came into existence. And the idea that humans originated civilization in Sumeria is pure comedy. Humans evolved out of the great lakes area in Africa and the worlds first civilizations started there. They did not walk thousands of miles away from the NILE RIVER (lmao) into no-mans-land without any knowledge if they would find water again prior to having already established civilization and means of traveling with the needed items for survival. Nothing in Sumeria is as complex as Egypt. Why would they originate in Sumeria, walk to Egypt, build a civilization greater than they had at home, and then never upgrade Sumer? lmao Logic always destroys lies.

14y ago