Comments Thread For: The disturbing truth about brain damage and boxing

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The issue of fighter safety was raised again in March when the inquest into Ricky Hatton's death revealed evidence of brain damage. We talk to Dr Nitin Sethi of the New York Athletic Commission in an effort to discover what more can be done
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[fifth_root]

I always say boxing is the hardest fighting sport. This doesn't translate as "most complex", for those who will instantly shout "but MMA". First, it is the duration of a title, but sometimes non-title fights - up to 36 minutes, and here comes the second - of striking mostly to the head by people who train explicitly to deliver the best punches.

The reason title fights were reduced from 15 to 12 rounds was primarily due to safety concerns, accelerated following the death of Duk Koo Kim in 1982. While medical research had already highlighted the risks of prolonged fights, especially due to fatigue, dehydration, and increased vulnerability to brain injury in later rounds, the tragedy accelerated regulatory change. The 12‑round limit was introduced to reduce the risk of severe injury and fatalities.

It was called Dementia Pugilistica for a reason.

I can only imagine old days boxers, fighting literally for hours, bare-fisted...

[SouthpawRight]

I always say boxing is the hardest fighting sport. This doesn't translate as "most complex", for those who will instantly shout "but MMA". First, it is the duration of a title, but sometimes non-title fights - up to 36 minutes, and here comes the second - of striking mostly to the head by people who train explicitly to deliver the best punches.

The reason title fights were reduced from 15 to 12 rounds was primarily due to safety concerns, accelerated following the death of Duk Koo Kim in 1982. While medical research had already highlighted the risks of prolonged fights, especially due to fatigue, dehydration, and increased vulnerability to brain injury in later rounds, the tragedy accelerated regulatory change. The 12‑round limit was introduced to reduce the risk of severe injury and fatalities.

It was called Dementia Pugilistica for a reason.

I can only imagine old days boxers, fighting literally for hours, bare-fisted...

I believe this is why it's harder to comeback from losses in boxing than mma

all that drawn-out damage to the brain changes a fighter

sparring is enough to make many minds feel funny

imagine how Furious Fabio's mind feels after double digit rounds against one of the best punchers in the world

[fifth_root]

I believe this is why it's harder to comeback from losses in boxing than mma

all that drawn-out damage to the brain changes a fighter

sparring is enough to make many minds feel funny

imagine how Furious Fabio's mind feels after double digit rounds against one of the best punchers in the world

I think that after their third fight, Fury and Wilder are not the same - the first one physically, the second mentally, just for example. Boxing is just cruel, it damages even if you have never been knocked out or down. And it does it silently until you notice the first symptoms when it's already too late.

[SouthpawRight]

I think that after their third fight, Fury and Wilder are not the same - the first one physically, the second mentally, just for example. Boxing is just cruel, it damages even if you have never been knocked out or down. And it does it silently until you notice the first symptoms when it's already too late.

yes I can doze off through Mexicans on the undercards for this reason

other people love it but I find no defense boxing unwatchable

the absolute best Mexicans all have defense but the lesser ones fight that one way in the pocket brawling

[The D3vil]

This is the compromise we make as fans & especially fighters.

Both of us are participating in the destruction of someone's ability to live life in the future.

Us, as observers, the fighters, as participants.

I don't know what to say or do about it.

I love boxing, it's my favorite sport, & on some level, these guys are consenting adults who choose to be involved in this.

I just only hope that medicine can become evolved enough to mitigate the destruction these guys are doing to their brains.

Former NFL legend Joe Namath claims that he's reversed a lot of his brain damage with hyperbaric chamber

[SouthpawRight]

This is the compromise we make as fans & especially fighters.

Both of us are participating in the destruction of someone's ability to live life in the future.

Us, as observers, the fighters, as participants.

I don't know what to say or do about it.

I love boxing, it's my favorite sport, & on some level, these guys are consenting adults who choose to be involved in this.

I just only hope that medicine can become evolved enough to mitigate the destruction these guys are doing to their brains.

Former NFL legend Joe Namath claims that he's reversed a lot of his brain damage with hyperbaric chamber

boxing is the highest risk, highest reward sport

the guys who make it live far better than 99.99% of the population

[hardleft]

top guys often fight once a year aiding recovery & have very large bank balances

journeymen often fight many times a year for peanuts

[PittyPat]

Quality article. Getting up there in years myself, living a relatively clean lifestyle (always running 16k a week, never any smokes/drugs/drink, not the worst diet but could be healthier), yet I'm noticing a decline of my verbal sharpness and situational reaction times. Memory still fine, but a couple of words slurred here and there, and a major increase in "Uhm"s and "Ahh"s before damn near every sentence spoken; as if the brain is searching extra hard, on the fly, for the correct word.

..........and I don't take hits to the head for a living.

[SouthpawRight]

top guys often fight once a year aiding recovery & have very large bank balances

journeymen often fight many times a year for peanuts

they hate on him now but Saul Santos was a far better FACE than Oleksandr's short time in the sun

Santos rich af was still two a year program

so was Floyd