So...I just watched a trailer for a film starring Will Smith which addresses brain injuries due to repeated head trauma in Gridiron Football.
Although the subject isn't new, it has started to get some momentum in the past few years. Therefore, it could become into something that could reach regulation of contact sports, including boxing of course.
Do you think the recent research on CTE could affect boxing in the near future? Could severe regulation go into effecto for boxing and other combat sports?
So far i know B-Hop has donated money to an institute for brain research, and Micky Ward will be donating his brain after he passes away. However that's as far as I know about the recent history of this topic in boxing.
BTW...the Will Smith's film is called Concussion...heh
BTW...the Will Smith's film is called Concussion...heh
I know nothing about the history of this topic in boxing, but of course I'm going to reply anyway. I do watch football, but I'm a very casual fan. And for sure I'll watch the movie, I love sports movies, old and new.
I have an impression that this topic is talked about more in boxing circles, yet I feel like I've read that the problem is massively more widespread in football than boxing. More specifically, I've read that if it's given as the reason to add new regulations to boxing, then the same attention and changes need to be applied to football... which is I think an argument that regulations to guard against this problem will be tough to pass, at least in the states, because Americans might not go for changes to football.
I don't remember where I read any of that.
I have no idea if new regulations are coming.
Are you going to watch the movie?
Well, the Dementia Pugilistica is a condition branching from CTE. American Football has been under harsher scrutiny due to its popularity. Unlike boxing, Football doesn't have weight classes. You get to see players weighing at least 110 kgs clashing constantly.
Although boxing has weight classes, there are still 2 main issues: Dehydration of fighters and Heavyweights. On one side you have fighters trying to make weight by draining themselves up, which affects the cushining fluids in the skull. And on the other hand you have heavyweights whose bone structure might not be drastically more resistant than lower classes, and taking punishments from really heavy blows.
I'm not saying this is an actual concern for professional boxing, but surely it's been trending up in the last couple of years.
I will be watching the film of course.