Me worrying..

[makaveli_uk]

No.

I know that you've posted before that you tend to worry about things, and me saying "try not to" probably won't help because it's easier said than done, but in this instance you really shouldn't worry. You health will not suffer in any way because of 5 months of sparring.

By the way don't let yourself get annoyed by what Ricky says. He's only having a joke, which many of us on here do. I'm sure nothing is meant by it.

Thanks alot ma, really, I appreciate it..

But just a thing.. Erm.. So by sparring and/or AM matches would that slowly deteriorate your wit? Or when it happens it just all comes at once?

[RichCCFC]

Yeah...

If you get punched in the head, it's bound to have some effect.

That's why ex jail convicts and drug addicts turn to boxing, they have nothing to lose. Infact I know a guy whose friends' uncle died in his first sparring session.

[abadger]

Ahh yes.. Ty You dont know how much little things like that help ease my mind.

Anyone else with their opinion/help please!

But Ali has Parkinson's disease, which some think was caused by boxing! Meaning his wit and humour are pretty hard to get across!

Its a shame, but I hardly think Muhammad Ali is a good advert for boxing safety.

[Silencers]

But Ali has Parkinson's disease, which some think was caused by boxing! Meaning his wit and humour are pretty hard to get across!

Its a shame, but I hardly think Muhammad Ali is a good advert for boxing safety.

I know but he was asking about wit and sense of humor, not motor control.

[WetSexyLlamaPR]

Professional fighters who have 20 or more pro fights in their careers are 25% more likely to suffer from brain related injuries or diseases. Remember this is professional boxing i.e. no head gear and 8 to 10 ounce gloves and at least 20 fights. This includes obviously their years going through the amateur ranks. If you've only been sparring for 6 months or so your concerns are completely unfounded. Hope this helps.

[RichCCFC]

Professional fighters who have 20 or more pro fights in their careers are 25% more likely to suffer from brain related injuries or diseases. Remember this is professional boxing i.e. no head gear and 8 to 10 ounce gloves and at least 20 fights. This includes obviously their years going through the amateur ranks. If you've only been sparring for 6 months or so your concerns are completely unfounded. Hope this helps.

That's not true.

My friends friends uncle died in his first sparring session ever.

[T-97]

That's not true.

My friends friends uncle died in his first sparring session ever.

Way to make him chill Ricky!

[abadger]

Although there clearly is a risk of brain injury acquired through boxing, I think that boxing at amateur level or just sparring for a few years will be absolutely fine.

I would say the number of amateur boxers with brain injury is far exceeded by the number of amateur boxers who have no problems whatsoever, probably by an absolutely huge ratio.

If you're planning on being good enough to have twenty fight pro career composed solely of absolute wars, then I'd worry a little bit more, but if not then I'd say just do what you've been doing and don't worry about it.

There are oxford and cambridge graduate professors who've boxed, high ranking army officers and succesful people from all walks of life.

[Clegg]

Thanks alot ma, really, I appreciate it..

But just a thing.. Erm.. So by sparring and/or AM matches would that slowly deteriorate your wit? Or when it happens it just all comes at once?

Well I don't think it would happen, but if it ever did then unless you spent 12 rounds with the hardest puncher in the world hitting you flush on the chin and temple, it would happen over time.

The vast majority of professional boxers are fine. Naseem Hamed may be a fatty now, but he's still just as big a talker as ever. People like Benn, Eubank, Collins etc. seem as lucid as ever in their recent interviews. Even those who seem affected, like Evander Holyfield, have spent decades fighting the best in the world. He had two fights with Lennox Lewis, two with Tyson, one with Foreman and many other fights against hard punching mean who weighed over 200lbs. It's not an exaggeration to say that he probably took 100 times more punches by the time he left cruiserweight than any casual AM fighter will take in their life.

If you're just sparring or having AM fights, the standard of opposition will be low(relatively speaking), there will be bigger gloves, headgear and the fights will be a lot shorter than 12 (or previously 15) rounds.

On a lighter note, when you look at Foreman in the 70s, he was like a big monster who was all brawn and no brain. But then after fighting in his 40s he ends up earning millions from a grill and seems intelligent and knowledgeable when interviewed, so maybe with some guys it actually gives you wit that you never previously had...

[Nacho_Analstain]

That's not true.

My friends friends uncle died in his first sparring session ever.

Take it you don't box?