Parkinson's disease likely for Hatton? - ABC News article.

[Britkid]

The article may be rubbish, but Ricky Hatton does not need boxing anymore, he has shown he was a upper level fighter who only lost to the very best of his era, what else is there to prove?

Take your millions back to Manchester Ricky, make up with Billy, and spend the rest of your life talking of your excellent achievements, whilst supping down a few Guinness'!

[BoomBoom]

It ridiculous thing to even suggest. Fighters get knocked out all the time. Most more than two times in their careers. The kind of damage that causes Parkinsons, which is pretty rare in fighters to begin with, is accomulated damage usually from fighting on too long. Ive seen guys get taken out on a stretcher and most of them should retire, some fighters who had a damaging career end up with some form brain damage, but Parkinson? Rarely. Its not any more likely for Ricky than most veteran fighters.

[fan johnny]

The Article is obviously bogus!

However, my son hit his head on the tile floor, about a 5 foot fall. We thought he was ok. A day later my wife asked my to look at him and we noticed he was experiencing paralysis on the left side his face and had a slur in his speech. He was treated in the hospital fro 17 days due to his brain swelling and bleeding. (A Subdural Hematoma) Scared the hell out of me and I had to understand it. My son recovered completely but although hardly noticeable there is still a slight change in his pronunciations. Follow ups reveal a scar on his brain.

This is exactly the type of damage that can occur from most any blow to the head. Basically a seizure is what happens when brain signals don't reach where they are intended to go. While we don't know for sure if Hatton experienced a seizure or not, he certainly experienced enough impact to his brain for him to lose complete consciousness. Unless involuntary unconsciousness (KO) is another definition for a seizure.

There is not enough knowledge about the short term to long term causes and effects of brain injuries to be able to say for certain whether or not fighters will experience neurological diseases in the future from blows such as the one received by Hatton. If I were say that to a Neurologist, he'd probably say I was an idiot!

[CFH]

That article strikes me as a load of old bollocks. When it said 'a seizure, according to wikipedia', I decided it couldn't be taken seriously. Ricky is as much a candidate for Parkinson's as any other boxer who's been brutally KO'd.

Exactly, what a poorly contrived piece of shit. Any article that interviews a so-called medical specialist and then uses wikipedia as a source for their information cannot be taken seriously. It sounds like Saddoboxer wrote it for fucksake.

[CFH]

retarded and plain stupid

Anyone who works in the medical proffession will tell you you dont walk about 5 minutes after suffering a seizure and you definitely dont instantanionsly become a sufferer of parkinsons disease


this guys a dick

Actually you can be walking around after having a seizure, especially micro seizures.

Sorry how many of you have medical degrees? And how many of you have read extensively on neurologists studies of brain trauma? Boxing is terrible for the brain, I stil watch it because I love the sport, and these guys are making enough money IMO to compensate for the risks involved.

We don't need those pesky things, we can just look it up on wikipedia and instantly be as credible based on that article.

[kingfrnk]

That article strikes me as a load of old bollocks. When it said 'a seizure, according to wikipedia', I decided it couldn't be taken seriously. Ricky is as much a candidate for Parkinson's as any other boxer who's been brutally KO'd.

Exactly, what a poorly contrived piece of shit. Any article that interviews a so-called medical specialist and then uses wikipedia as a source for their information cannot be taken seriously. It sounds like Saddoboxer wrote it for fucksake.

this made me laugh.

[XaduBoxer]

That article strikes me as a load of old bollocks. When it said 'a seizure, according to wikipedia', I decided it couldn't be taken seriously. Ricky is as much a candidate for Parkinson's as any other boxer who's been brutally KO'd.

Exactly, what a poorly contrived piece of shit. Any article that interviews a so-called medical specialist and then uses wikipedia as a source for their information cannot be taken seriously. It sounds like Saddoboxer wrote it for fucksake.

Ohh don't say that... You know very well that most of what I wrote here becomes a reality... Pity Hatton if he will get this disease because you jinxed him...

As what Jaz said above, any boxer who's been brutally KO'd is a candidate for Parkinson's... It's a rare disease/occurrence but just the same, it can possibly occur to Hatton or any other boxer for that matter...
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[El Kabong]

What is with the mother hen threads about Ricky Hatton?

"Ricky should retire"
"What does Ricky do?"
"Is Ricky ok?"

blah blah blah

He got KO'd it's boxing, that happens...Ali never got KO'd like that and he got pugilistic onset parkinson's and if you live long enough you too will get parkinson's because that's the natural way the nerves in the brain break down. The problem occurs when it starts earlier in a person's life or progresses really fast. I'm sure by being a boxer Ricky has put himself more at risk but hell he never would have made half as much money doing anything else

[Howlin Mad Missy]

anyone being in a car accident? What do you think that does to your brain? Rapid acceleration/deceleration.

What about the fun time you have at rock concerts thwacking your head about?

You can injure yourself in any number of ways, maybe we should all wear those special headguards spaza's wear in case we bump in to a lamppost and accidentally cause a brain hemorrhage.

Oh yeah, eat fibre and don't strain when you go the toilet because that can kill you to.


Lots of fighters take a beating, lots of fighters get ko'd they don't all become cabbages 10-20 years down the line.....the rest get put out to pasture talking like they've got a brain injury on programmes like sky/setenta.

[Kel]

The article may be rubbish, but Ricky Hatton does not need boxing anymore, he has shown he was a upper level fighter who only lost to the very best of his era, what else is there to prove?

Take your millions back to Manchester Ricky, make up with Billy, and spend the rest of your life talking of your excellent achievements, whilst supping down a few Guinness'!

Yeah well put mate, it's time to sit back and enjoy what he worked his arse off for in the last 12 years.

[killersheep]

I'm a lawyer and this is slander according to wikipedia.

[porkypara]

I though long term brain damage was caused by lots of puches over a number of years not just 1 single hard shot.


I think this sounds like sombody who likes the sound of there own voice.

[Chino]

SaddoBoxer,
Maybe Hatton will be ok. Pac was brutally KOed as well twice (so far) and he has been fine. So let's hope its the same for Ricky.

[XaduBoxer]

SaddoBoxer,
Maybe Hatton will be ok. Pac was brutally KOed as well twice (so far) and he has been fine. So let's hope its the same for Ricky.

Why address this issue to me??

I'm not a neurologist... I don't have degree in any medical field... I'm not the thread starter... I'm not the one who jinxed Hatton...
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[Southside Slugger]

This is just stupid .Next thing you know fighters will be saying "Im gong to hit you so hard you going to give you Parkinsons".

I hope Ricky will retire and drink some beers and become a really rich fight fan. Ricky is a great guy.