For having such a violent, agressive style, Mexican fights don't show too much...

[K-Nan]

I honestly think black people might be somehow more genetically predisposed to being punch drunk.

What do you guys think? No flames, btw.. I'm black. Just saying..

[Steak]

I honestly think black people might be somehow more genetically predisposed to being punch drunk.

What do you guys think? No flames, btw.. I'm black. Just saying..

I doubt it. Hagler started getting hit a lot as his career went on and had a pretty long career too, and he sounds perfectly fine.

Im not sure how Dwight Muhammed Qawi is doing, but he would fit in this equation perfectly. not only did he take plenty of punishment in his career, he even took it from Holyfield and Foreman and fought on too long in his career.
if you can find an interview of him and see if he slurs at all, it might answer your question.

it might be genetically linked though, because all the Quarry brothers had problems with brain injuries I believe.

[K-Nan]

I doubt it. Hagler started getting hit a lot as his career went on and had a pretty long career too, and he sounds perfectly fine.

Im not sure how Dwight Muhammed Qawi is doing, but he would fit in this equation perfectly. not only did he take plenty of punishment in his career, he even took it from Holyfield and Foreman and fought on too long in his career.
if you can find an interview of him and see if he slurs at all, it might answer your question.

it might be genetically linked though, because all the Quarry brothers had problems with brain injuries I believe.

Per capita, I'd say blacks seem to come out the worse for wear when their careers are over. Idk what it is..

[Eric Holder]

these links might be helpful

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Dr. Roses found that a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease increased nearly threefold for each E4 gene present. In people with two copies of the ApoE 4 gene, their chances of developing late onset Alzheimer's was found to be 91 percent, a truly definitive result. In people with only genotypes E3/E3 or E2/E3 present, the percentage of those likely to develop late-onset Alzheimer's disease fell significantly, to 45 percent or less, with the presence of the E3 variant being a prime reason for the beneficial effect.

http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR19931107PossibleTargets.htm

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http://books.google.com/books?id=zLo...um=3#PPA101,M1

on page 100, it talks about a genetic susceptibility to brain injuries

[Deja_Vous]

I honestly think black people might be somehow more genetically predisposed to being punch drunk.

What do you guys think? No flames, btw.. I'm black. Just saying..

You are one sorry ass Black man if you believe that.

Pitiful mofo.

[rizkybizness]

Per capita, I'd say blacks seem to come out the worse for wear when their careers are over. Idk what it is..

that's respectable, k

now that i think about it, it does seem that way

[Giiovanni]

I do know 2 prime candidates....

1. hector macho camacho
2. ricardo mayorga

[rizkybizness]

I do know 2 prime candidates....

1. hector macho camacho
2. ricardo mayorga

try actually listing mexicans next time

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

All BS aside, I think it is genetics. Think about the one thing that Mexican fighters are known for.......

Being able to take a serious punch right?

There was also a report back in the day that talked about why black athletes are so much better than other athletes from different races. They talked about that fast twitch muscle fiber black athletes have, more so than other races.

I'm Mexican and I'm not trying to be funny but the Mexican "race" comes from the migration of Asians crossing the Bearing Straights into N. America. Mexicans and Asians have a lot of the same caracteristics, especially Philipino's.

I think it is genetics, Mexicans just some how absorb punishment better for some odd reason. The same reason you never really see a fast Mexican fighter. I mean JMM, DLH, some Mexican fighters coem to mind but when was the last time you saw a Mexican fighter that had the speed of a Ray Leonard or Pernel Whitaker?

[Patheticfraud?]

You my friend simply don't live in reality. Your sorry ass punches doesn't have more effect than a 200+ fighters. That is common sense.

James Toney was knocked down by Peters jab for Christ sake,

A full power full for a LW is not even 1/10th punch of a grazing shot from a heavyweight. That is common sense. I would rather get a shot from Duran then a grazing shot from a HW

Not only that but if you ever sparred with a heavyweight and you're a smaller man you have to remember that their not whipping bombs at you.