Who are the fighters that ended up punch drunk?
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It's kind of weird actually. I was thinking about it awhile back and it just seems crazy that the dudes who took some of the worst punishment sound fine.Comment
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Jake LaMotta and George Chuvalo took some furious beatings and they are still in great health for their age. They definitely took more punishment than Pep and Benitez. Hell, Whitaker isn't sounding too healthy either.
It's a very weird thing and there are countless examples.Comment
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I believe another was Yvon Durelle of Canada. There were obviously loads of punch-drunk fighters. From the days when medical care for boxers was almost non-existent and the Mafia and crooked managers were regarded as inevitable. The term attributed to them became standard American Englsih.Comment
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