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Originally posted by One more round
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you dont have to get a concussion to get mental problems..
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OK if you are not overmatched, then the other guy is.. im sorry but if you dont get a busted nose or concussion, the other guy will.
you dont have to get a concussion to get mental problems.. -
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Stop being a *****.Comment
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**** off...Comment
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That's why boxing is a risky sport.Comment
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Something I will note, though, is that when I'm sparring a lot getting ready for a match, I tend to become a space cadet. I lose things around the house, walk into a room and forget why I went in there, and generally can't remember things very well. I once found myself standing in the grocery store aisle with NO IDEA why I was there. I can't finish sentences and I misuse common words. (I have an English degree, so this is a big deal for me.)
My wife pointed this out after a few fights. I think -- we both think -- that it's not the match, it's the heavy, frequent sparring for the weeks before the match. And it goes away a few days or so after the fight, so, in my case anyway, it's temporary. My doctor set me up for a CAT scan when I told him about it, and there is no brain damage that he or the neurologist could determine. But getting hit in the head hard a few times a week is definitely not good for you. Don't be a wuss but don't overdo it, either. And NEVER spar with a headache. Ever.Comment
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Brain injury is the only thing worrying me enough to stop me beginning to box. I'd love to give it a go, even just to train and maybe have a few amateur fights down the line.
I've read that headgear and heavier gloves limit alot of the damage to ones head, but at the same time I hear reports (this thread for example) that contradict that.
I think it really just depends on the luck of the draw with the person. I mean take a look at Oscar De La Hoya- extensive amateur background and 40 odd fights as a pro against some great fighters, and the guy sounds and looks perfectly fine to me.Comment
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I visited quite a few clubs and they all have 10 and 12oz gloves....hate that!Comment
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Roman Simakov dies in the ring...... its just as bad when common folk who come to train at the boxing gym are told to "spar" with the registered boxers of the gym. The gym basically USE the normal folk as fodder AND this is what causes brain damage.Comment
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Boxing is in no way easy, if it was then everybody would be doing it. There are risks that come along with you whenever you climb through the ropes to exchange fists. You will be tested physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually with-in the punishment that you will give and recieve.
Like I stated before, most peoples view of boxing is what they see on the television. They here the words amatuer boxing and the first thing that will pop into their heads is professional boxing and the dark world that surrounds it. While essentially amatuer boxing and professional boxing are the same, they are actually very different.
I would guess that most of whatever damage was done to me in the ring was accumulated through training as a profesional. I would attribute next to no damage from the amatuers even though I was ko'd in a bout. The pro's are about damage. The amatuers are about pride, skill and sportsmanship.
Night and day............Rockin'
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