Does skin colour affect cuts?

[damuttz112]

Ali was suggested to have the perfect face bone structure for Boxing.

[Drunken Cat]

Assuming they migrated out of africa. It is documented that man migrated out of the middle east. South into africa, north into eurasia and east into asia.

As for the OP......

White skin shows cuts and blood more. Also, there is a skin disease some refer to as keloid skin, it causes hyper platelet activity around the most minor of cuts. Most black people carry this disease although it is not as evident in most. Some black ppl scar from the smallest of abrasions and form disgusting scabs over large sections of their face from something as small as a shaving cut.

I'm afraid you are confusing the evolution of the human species with the spread of civilization, my friend.

Also, you are talking about sickle cell anemia. It is a genetic mutation. It isn't carried by most blacks. It is carried by a higher proportion compared to other populations.

[toshmurph]

Was reading about George Grove. He is very white and cuts every fight. What do you guys think?

It's not really about skin colour, but different demographics have different facial features, like British and Irish people have sharper facial bones than say Mediterranean people so they cut up easier. Same as Puerto Rican's. Many Black guys from America are not very susceptible to cuts but if you look at some fighters from Africa cut up a lot.. When it all comes down to it everybody's different so it could change from one person to the next

[D-MiZe]

Seeing as people is ignoring the link, I'll copy & paste.

The epidermis of black skin contains less glutathione than white skin. (Reduced glutathione may be responsible for skin color. Inhibition of epidermal glutathione system leads to darker skin, and glutathione in the epidermis has been shown to inhibit melanogenesis.)

In the epidermis of white skin, hyperpigmentation or tanning is always followed by a drop in glutathione reductase and reduced glutathione.

Black skin have larger melanosomes than white skin.

Black skin has a higher electrical resistance than white skin, which suggests greater cohesion and thickness.

Black skin has more and larger fibroblasts than white skin. The fibroblasts in black skin are also more multi-nucleated. This can lead to more abnormal scarring and keloid formation.

Black skin also has larger mast cell granules than white skin, which may also play a part in keloid formation.

The stratum corneum of black skin has more layers and stronger cells than in white skin.
Black skin and Asian skin have thicker and more compact dermis than white skin. This is also why blacks and Asians have fewer facial wrinkles than whites.
Black skin has more casual lipids and more moisture in the stratum corneum than white skin.

Black skin sheds its outer layers more (increased desquamation) than white skin.

Black skin has 50% lower ceramides than white or Hispanic skin. Asians have the highest skin ceramide levels.

Black and Indian skin has two times more alkali-insoluble melanin (darker DHI-enriched eumelanin) than white skin, hispanic skin and Chinese skin.

Black skin has a lower pH than white skin.

[Money Shot]

I remember Henry Cooper, a white fighter who was regularly stopped on cuts, say if he'd had the rounded features of a Negro fighter he'd have been world champion. I think it varies between fighters, but some Europeans do cut up and Cooper was defo one.

[ИATAS]

Seeing as people is ignoring the link, I'll copy & paste.

The epidermis of black skin contains less glutathione than white skin. (Reduced glutathione may be responsible for skin color. Inhibition of epidermal glutathione system leads to darker skin, and glutathione in the epidermis has been shown to inhibit melanogenesis.)

In the epidermis of white skin, hyperpigmentation or tanning is always followed by a drop in glutathione reductase and reduced glutathione.

Black skin have larger melanosomes than white skin.

Black skin has a higher electrical resistance than white skin, which suggests greater cohesion and thickness.

Black skin has more and larger fibroblasts than white skin. The fibroblasts in black skin are also more multi-nucleated. This can lead to more abnormal scarring and keloid formation.

Black skin also has larger mast cell granules than white skin, which may also play a part in keloid formation.

The stratum corneum of black skin has more layers and stronger cells than in white skin.
Black skin and Asian skin have thicker and more compact dermis than white skin. This is also why blacks and Asians have fewer facial wrinkles than whites.
Black skin has more casual lipids and more moisture in the stratum corneum than white skin.

Black skin sheds its outer layers more (increased desquamation) than white skin.

Black skin has 50% lower ceramides than white or Hispanic skin. Asians have the highest skin ceramide levels.

Black and Indian skin has two times more alkali-insoluble melanin (darker DHI-enriched eumelanin) than white skin, hispanic skin and Chinese skin.

Black skin has a lower pH than white skin.

People on NSB don't like facts and they certainly don't like scientific data.

[Skittlez]

Some people here are moronic.

It's easier to see cuts on Non-Black skin.

If you watch the matches closely a lot of black boxers cut bad.
Frank Bruno was severely cut several times as was Gary Mason, Mike Tyson etc.

If you put those same cuts on say a light skin fighter.. it becomes twice as relevant.. That plays a huge part in it as well.

[Skittlez]

Something very very interesting for you folks.

LENNOX LEWIS hit 4 boxers in the exact same AREA of the face:

Mike Tyson
Vitali Klitschko
Tommy Morrison
Frank Bruno

he aims for that area on top of the eye.. It's one of his specailities.


Out of the four.
ONLY Vitali's face literally started falling apart.

Morrison's skin is even more pale and he did start bleeding but no where near Vitali status.

Tyson's cut was probably 2nd worst.


I think Vitali got a paper skin and it's just due to his own failures and inability to take care of his face via proper wash.

Dirty bastard.

[GrandpaBernard]

If true that's pretty remarkable! But as people mentioned, structure is probably the most important facet when deal with cuts. High, pronounced cheekbones and pronounced eyebrows on a fighter, generally means they will probably be able to cut easy. Look at Ricky Hatton, gets cut basically every fight.

If that was true, manny pacquiao would cut easily around his cheekbones since he has the typical high asian cheekbones.

[GrandpaBernard]

Blacks have tougher skin than whites.