Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
Paralysis hardly ever happens, it does occur, but still way lower stats than boxing has for permanent brain damage. ALso if you've sparred a day in YOUR life, you would know that people don't always take it easy sparring, especially if you've ever gotten ready for a competition, sure you are wearing 16oz. gloves, but you still feel it, if the person has any technique or power whatsoever. But you probably shadowbox with gloves on, or you've obviously never done inter-gym sparring sessions or real sparring.
i've been boxing since i was 8 yrs old, plenty of sparring and no way do you hit as hard in sparring as you do in an actual fight, even if an Amateur fight, i didn't pursue boxing as a career or anything but did have my share of Am fights, don't think i can say the same about you though, and for the record, here in PR we basically start out with pro-style training, obviously you start with the fundamentals but we're basically taught a style to move on to pros, that's why PR isn't really huge on the amateur circuit