Are serious boxing related brain injuries on the increase?
Posted: 15 Oct 2019, 04:23
It seems like it to me but that's obviously just anecdotal. Maybe there's just more global coverage and reporting.
Surely the weight cutting is a factor, and it seems like now more than ever the weight games are extreme and rampant
margaret thatcher wrote: ↑15 Oct 2019, 15:54Surely the weight cutting is a factor, and it seems like now more than ever the weight games are extreme and rampant
I read that the dehydrated brain shrinks, leaving more space between the brain and skull, and hence the potential for greater impact between the two when the boxer is hit
I was thinking about this the other day, there does seem to be more injuries and I was wondering about if HGH's etc are so prevalent it could have an impact.Manchester Massive wrote: ↑15 Oct 2019, 16:02 You would think that with HGH, more advanced PED's, improved strength and conditioning etc that a lot of boxers are hitting far harder than their predecessors did in the same weight categories
Dehydration is what does it when diet fails the trainer then drys them out which is absolutely stupid then try and put 3or 4 weeks lack of fluid back into the boxer in 36 hours it’s a very dangerous stupid practiceconeye wrote: ↑15 Oct 2019, 17:17 Agree with the sentiments about weight cutting , I don't think boxers are hitting any harder than they ever have , just hitting weight drained opponents , , Personaly i feel over the years the so called science part of the sport has run away with itself , too many people claiming to be experts , , , Course theres a place for everything , but its boxing and you have to be strong , not drained
Dehydration is what does it when diet fails the trainer then drys them out which is absolutely stupid then try and put 3or 4 weeks lack of fluid back into the boxer in 36 hours it’s a very dangerous stupid practiceconeye wrote: ↑15 Oct 2019, 17:17 Agree with the sentiments about weight cutting , I don't think boxers are hitting any harder than they ever have , just hitting weight drained opponents , , Personaly i feel over the years the so called science part of the sport has run away with itself , too many people claiming to be experts , , , Course theres a place for everything , but its boxing and you have to be strong , not drained
There was a fighter a few weeks back and as you say he’d put on something the 25lb from weigh in to getting in the ring - that can’t be healthy cutting to bare minimum then piling it back on.spudder56 wrote: ↑15 Oct 2019, 17:54Dehydration is what does it when diet fails the trainer then drys them out which is absolutely stupid then try and put 3or 4 weeks lack of fluid back into the boxer in 36 hours it’s a very dangerous stupid practiceconeye wrote: ↑15 Oct 2019, 17:17 Agree with the sentiments about weight cutting , I don't think boxers are hitting any harder than they ever have , just hitting weight drained opponents , , Personaly i feel over the years the so called science part of the sport has run away with itself , too many people claiming to be experts , , , Course theres a place for everything , but its boxing and you have to be strong , not drained