Tragedies in Boxing

[KananKrus]

I remember catching on TV a segment that featured the health risks involved for athletes who are in the demanding contact sports like boxing, MMA, football, and etc. Mainly the segment was about the cerebral damages that is directly caused by the very violent nature of these disciplines, which at times can be permanent or even fatal.

It showcased the premature deaths of brothers Mike and Jerry Quarry. Both these men, were boxers as we all know, but what we don't exactly know is that both suffered irreparable and irreversible brain damages after their ring careers were over. These damages inflicted atop the ring, tragically led to their early demise.

Comparatively, it was indicated that the Quarry brothers had a genetic flaw that allowed for an inordinate level of cerebral damage than those sustained by the average boxer.

Mike, the younger of the two and Jerry, six years apart at birth, both died only in their mid-fifties. They were only 55 and 54 years of age respectively, at the time of their deaths.

The medical term that is attributed to the cause of Mike and Jerry Quarry's death is pugilistic dimentia. In my layman's term, it is a severe case of being perpetually "punched drunk", if you will.