Well both my mom and dad dont want me to box as an amateur cause they think ill get brain damage and they think ill be more rough around people and not calm anymore. they also say its not high class and i guess they kinda think its gunna make me somehow more of a bad person. also they say boxers are stupid or something, even though ive told them there are pro boxers that are in college n stuff. mostly they dont want me boxing cause they think its really dangerous and ill get brain damage though. i showed them sites of comparing amateur boxing to football and other sports but they dont believe me and tell me not to believe everything i read. i also showed them deathrates, but they say just because an amateur doesnt die, he can still have brain damage. i really wanna box as an amateur, but i would really need to convince them first. can anyone give me some info? thanks.