Boxing and brain damage.

[Beanflicker]

I assume this is where you got your info from... measuring how many trips to the emergency room each accounted for.

1. Basketball: 512,213
2. Bicycling: 485,669
3. Football: 418,260
4. Soccer: 174,686
5. Baseball: 155,898
6. Skateboards: 112,544
7. Trampolines: 108,029
8. Softball: 106,884
9. Swimming/Diving: 82,354
10. Horseback riding: 73,576
11. Weightlifting: 65,716
12. Volleyball: 52,091
13. Golf: 47,360
14. Roller skating: 35,003
15. Wrestling: 33,734

Ok so which of these activities did more people participate in: swimming or boxing? Roller skating or boxing? Baseball or boxing? Riding a bicycle or boxing? ECT ECT

And again it comes down to how serious an injury is, and I content that an injury to your brain, which is irreversible, is more serious than an injury to a limb, which heals in time.

[Trainer Monkey]

I assume this is where you got your info from... measuring how many trips to the emergency room each accounted for.

1. Basketball: 512,213
2. Bicycling: 485,669
3. Football: 418,260
4. Soccer: 174,686
5. Baseball: 155,898
6. Skateboards: 112,544
7. Trampolines: 108,029
8. Softball: 106,884
9. Swimming/Diving: 82,354
10. Horseback riding: 73,576
11. Weightlifting: 65,716
12. Volleyball: 52,091
13. Golf: 47,360
14. Roller skating: 35,003
15. Wrestling: 33,734

Ok so which of these activities did more people participate in: swimming or boxing? Roller skating or boxing? Baseball or boxing? Riding a bicycle or boxing? ECT ECT

And again it comes down to how serious an injury is, and I content that an injury to your brain, which is irreversible, is more serious than an injury to a limb, which heals in time.

A) No it doesnt, you may even think its healed,but your going to feel it later. This is why I sleep on the couch rather then next to my wife. Im disruptive in bed and disturb her sleep, because of numerous "healed" limb injuries
B) I have never had a boxer suffer from repetitive concussion syndrome, but I have seen numerous football players who have

[holmcall]

This has become a very interesting thread. Great debates and good info.