

Human: Do boxers get brain damage?

Assistant: Well, I don’t think boxers are inherently more likely to get brain damage.  I think instead there’s a strong correlation between having a high amount of repeated brain trauma from blows to the head and getting brain damage, and boxing is certainly a sport where there’s an increased likelihood of getting repeated blows to the head.  I don’t think that boxing has any essential link to brain damage, as opposed to a separate causal factor, which is why repeated blows to the head.


Human: Do boxers get brain damage?

Assistant: I’ve got a source that can answer that for us:

From WebMD:

The severity of traumatic brain injury depends on the blow’s force, how many blows you’ve received, and how long the brain was exposed to the injury. A single severe blow to the head can cause a concussion, brain swelling, and bleeding in the brain. Repeated blows can cause severe brain damage, and the person may have permanent brain damage or even die.

It doesn’t seem like the article you found is citing peer-reviewed studies though, so you could ask your question on Quora instead:

https://www.quora.com/Boxing/Does-boxing-cause-permanent-brain-damage-due-to-repeated-blows-to-the-head
Do boxers get brain damage?
Well, I don’t think boxers are inherently more likely to get brain damage.  I think instead there’s a strong correlation between having a high amount of repeated brain trauma from blows to the head and getting brain damage, and boxing is certainly a sport where there’s an increased likelihood of getting repeated blows to the head.  I don’t think that boxing has any essential link to brain damage, as opposed to a separate causal factor, which is why repeated blows to the head.
I’ve got a source that can answer that for us:

From WebMD:

The severity of traumatic brain injury depends on the blow’s force, how many blows you’ve received, and how long the brain was exposed to the injury. A single severe blow to the head can cause a concussion, brain swelling, and bleeding in the brain. Repeated blows can cause severe brain damage, and the person may have permanent brain damage or even die.

It doesn’t seem like the article you found is citing peer-reviewed studies though, so you could ask your question on Quora instead:

https://www.quora.com/Boxing/Does-boxing-cause-permanent-brain-damage-due-to-repeated-blows-to-the-head