Can somebody explain to me how being weight-drained affects a boxers chin?

[CFH]

When a fighter is weight-drained, the water that would normally protect the brain is no longer there. Therefore the brain is bashed about which could lead to brain damage. The effect of a punch on the chin is also much greater as the brain is bashed around much more when it has no water surrounding it.

That's a very simple way of explaining it.

That's what I assumed, but no one ever spelled it out for me before. Thanks.

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Erik Morales is a good example too. He was well known to have a granite chin. But that chin slowly deterioted when he started having some weight issues.

[HattonTheHammer]

So is it actually a feasible issue amongst fighters then??

Ive always naturally assumed that the 24hr rehydration process would allow for any vitamins/minerals needed to return to the body and recouperate the person in question!!

[Deanrw]

I think it comes down more to weight draining puts much stress on the body, leaves the body fatigued and less alert and starving for nutrients,

Even after re-hydration, a body will still be in a fatigued state and a fighter is more prone to getting tired faster and when you are tired, you can get knocked down or out much easier.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Weight drained usually occurs in fighters struggling to make weight.

Fighters who struggel to make weight usually attempt to dehydrate themselves and shed any retained water in the last few days before a fight.

The membrane inside the cranium, thats serves as a shock pad, is composed of a very high percentage of water. When the body's water percentage decreases so does this mebrane. With the membrane depleted, the brains shock absorption capabilities are diminished.



Some of the guys that drink may understand this. Alcohol too causes the body to dehydrate. This causes headaches the morning after.
I magine getting hit in the head in this state.

Now imagine you are dehydrated for days before a fight with another professiobal athlete looking to hurt you.

[Salty]

Weight drained usually occurs in fighters struggling to make weight.

Fighters who struggel to make weight usually attempt to dehydrate themselves and shed any retained water in the last few days before a fight.

The membrane inside the cranium, thats serves as a shock pad, is composed of a very high percentage of water. When the body's water percentage decreases so does this mebrane. With the membrane depleted, the brains shock absorption capabilities are diminished.



Some of the guys that drink may understand this. Alcohol too causes the body to dehydrate. This causes headaches the morning after.
I magine getting hit in the head in this state.

Now imagine you are dehydrated for days before a fight with another professiobal athlete looking to hurt you.

Yep and which is why you should never punch a drunk bloke if they hit their head they can cause serious damage even death. Seems to have happened a lot in my part of the world lately.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Weight drained usually occurs in fighters struggling to make weight.

Fighters who struggel to make weight usually attempt to dehydrate themselves and shed any retained water in the last few days before a fight.

The membrane inside the cranium, thats serves as a shock pad, is composed of a very high percentage of water. When the body's water percentage decreases so does this mebrane. With the membrane depleted, the brains shock absorption capabilities are diminished.



Some of the guys that drink may understand this. Alcohol too causes the body to dehydrate. This causes headaches the morning after.
I magine getting hit in the head in this state.

Now imagine you are dehydrated for days before a fight with another professiobal athlete looking to hurt you.

Yep and which is why you should never punch a drunk bloke if they hit their head they can cause serious damage even death. Seems to have happened a lot in my part of the world lately.

Happens all the time

Guys out to prove they're hard

[Majesty]

Eh its not really effecting their chin..it effects their legs and survival ability against damage.

Usually when a fighter weight drains their legs go.