Does boxing cause brain damage?

It does but boxing is safer than many other sports in terms of head trauma. On this site boxing was so absent from the top 20 sports likely to get you brain damaged they felt an inclined just to add a paragraph bashing boxing for no reason. http://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Sports-Related%20Head%20Injury.aspx Cycling: 85,389 Football: 46,948 Baseball and Softball: 38,394 Basketball: 34,692 Water Sports (Diving, Scuba Diving, Surfing, Swimming, Water Polo, Water Skiing, Water Tubing): 28,716 Powered Recreational Vehicles (ATVs, Dune Buggies, Go-Carts, Mini bikes, Off-road): 26,606 Soccer: 24,184 Skateboards/Scooters: 23,114 Fitness/Exercise/Health Club: 18,012 Winter Sports (Skiing, Sledding, Snowboarding, Snowmobiling): 16,948 Horseback Riding: 14,466 Gymnastics/Dance/Cheerleading: 10,223 Golf: 10,035 Hockey: 8,145 Other Ball Sports and Balls, Unspecified: 6,883 Trampolines: 5,919 Rugby/Lacrosse: 5,794 Roller and Inline Skating: 3,320 Ice Skating: 4,608 Wtf @ Cycling having the most outta anysport.... never woulda guessed that lol interesting site

I took a human anatomy/biology course to fulfill a college requirement, mainly because I knew mostly females from the nursing program would be taking it too. Sure enough, there was only one other dude in that class. It ended up being one of the hardest courses I ever took, though. :pat: Anyway, within the course we had a participation requirement, and I'd always ask boxing-related questions. I did ask a question on KO's, and the prof answered that indeed, KO = brain damage. It doesn't take asking an expert to figure that out, though, does it? I also asked what's the worst that can happen from taking a kidney punch and the answer was death.

Only if you get hit.

If you only do a little amateur boxing you'll be fine. However getting hit in the head by trained people, for 6 weeks before a fight, and then on fight night, is bad. Especially because many boxers continue when they're badly stunned or wobbled. Being wobbled or stunned means your brain got shook so hard it's not working properly, to take more hits is real bad.

True but just because they speak remarkably well doesn't mean they don't suffer from brain damage. everyone suffers from brain damage to some degree. if you ever had a concussion or drank alcohol you are braindamaged. the issue is when you do too much, take alot of punches to the head over a long period of time or drink on a regular basis for years. if you are a good boxer, meaning schooled in the art of hitting without getting hit you should be fine unless you fight way too long. you can take alot of shots and get knocked out without any noticeable effect, everyone has their limit though.

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no getting hit in the head cant possibly cause brain damage..impossible

It does but boxing is safer than many other sports in terms of head trauma. On this site boxing was so absent from the top 20 sports likely to get you brain damaged they felt an inclined just to add a paragraph bashing boxing for no reason. http://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Conditions%20and%20Treatments/Sports-Related%20Head%20Injury.aspx Cycling: 85,389 Football: 46,948 Baseball and Softball: 38,394 Basketball: 34,692 Water Sports (Diving, Scuba Diving, Surfing, Swimming, Water Polo, Water Skiing, Water Tubing): 28,716 Powered Recreational Vehicles (ATVs, Dune Buggies, Go-Carts, Mini bikes, Off-road): 26,606 Soccer: 24,184 Skateboards/Scooters: 23,114 Fitness/Exercise/Health Club: 18,012 Winter Sports (Skiing, Sledding, Snowboarding, Snowmobiling): 16,948 Horseback Riding: 14,466 Gymnastics/Dance/Cheerleading: 10,223 Golf: 10,035 Hockey: 8,145 Other Ball Sports and Balls, Unspecified: 6,883 Trampolines: 5,919 Rugby/Lacrosse: 5,794 Roller and Inline Skating: 3,320 Ice Skating: 4,608

Yes, but not quite the brain damage one suffers from daily viewing of threads like this in NSB.

boxing matthysse causes brain damage Guaranteed! But as far as boxing goes, it is practically the sport of using your fists to see who can damage the other person's brains or body until they can no longer continue.

boxing matthysse causes brain damage

It cant be that good for the brain, but a lot of boxers with long careers behind them, speak remarkably well that you couldnt tell they get punched in the head for a living. Wladimir has been ko'ed enough and he still talks pretty good as does Paul mallignagii, no stuttering anything. Haye has got the gift of the gab as well as do many boxers. But when someone does sound punch drunk occassionally and it is rarer now, it is obvious and stands out a mile.

Not, if you have a thick skull.

Nope, getting hit in the ****ing head over and over again has been proven too make your skull stronger and potentially make you smarter. Hahaha, quality answer! Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Nope, getting hit in the ****ing head over and over again has been proven too make your skull stronger and potentially make you smarter. ^^^^ What he said. :lol1::lol1:

Nope, getting hit in the ****ing head over and over again has been proven too make your skull stronger and potentially make you smarter.

Nope, boxing does not cause brain damage, neither does boxing damage your hands and....it's also impossible to get cut.

Of course it does.

Yes........