So who thinks boxing causes brain problems?

[TheEvilSaint]

i dont think it causes brain problems, i KNOW it causes brain problems. the human head and brain are NOT designed to take repeated blows to the head over a number of years.

this thread is ******ed.

[Left2body]

ROFLLLL, you dont have to be a doctor to know that being constantly hit in the head is gonna cause problems to your head. The same way I wouldn't be surpised if someone who got kicked in the legs for a living later on developed problems walking. ROFL

[1bad65]

Concerning Toney, he spars ALOT. What alot of people fail to realize when they say a guy has not taken alot of punishment in his fights is that alot of the punishment comes in the gym.

[-Antonio-]

Meldrick Taylor man thats all you have to look at to know. There is however, some lucky people like Gatti, who suprisingly still speak well.

[Dye]

It also depends if the guy had a brain to begin with look at Rid**** Bowe, listen to his speech around 1992 and then listen around 1996

[Southpaw Stinger]

It's not whether you think boxing damages the brain or not.

It's a well known fact that boxing effects the brain, who would think otherwise? It effects some fighters more than others though. Jake Lamotta and George Chuvalo both took a lot of punishment and fought a lot of fights and yet they are still alive and healthy today. But obviously their brains have been affected in some way.

[Fight_Nightx]

Chuvalo, Lamotta as Stinger said, and what about Willie Pep. He fought 240 fights and is still alive and healthy from what I understand. Even thought he was a defence artists, he did fought many many fights.

[hemichromis]

the brain can repair itself to a point but obviously some pemenant damage can occur in a pro boxer

[Crazy Dude]

I forget where I read it but I think the statistic was the 75% of boxers with more than 20 fights show some signs of brain damage.

Edit
Here it is :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing

The AMA reports brain deterioration in three out of four boxers who have twenty or more professional fights.

[TonyRingside]

its' not all fighters its mostly just the brawlers.