Which will result in more brain damage, being a heavy weight or lightweight boxer? Thought question

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Which will resultsresult in more brain damage, being a heavy weight or lightweight boxer? Thought question

I have a thought provoking question (I think!) that I'll pose. I'm not sure if there is a definitive answer. As you know, boxers can suffer long term brain injury from repeated concussions. Is there any evidence that the problem is worse for heavier weight vs.lighteror lighter weight boxers?

I could argue it both ways. I could argue that bigger guys hit harder and that creates more problems. I could also argue that it's harder for a lighter weight guy to knock out his opponent (true or not?) and therefore the fight goes on longer, resulting in more hits to the head. Of course, perhaps some of my assumptions are wrong. Heavier guys might have thicker gloves for instance, or perhaps knockout frequency is not correlated with weight class. Ok, enough waffling I know the The specific questions are suppose to be specific so without further adieu:

Are heavier weight class boxers at more risk of brain damage from boxing?
Are there more knockouts at the high weight class matches?

Rest assured, this is just a curiosity question. I have no illusions of becoming a pro boxer :) I suppose though I would be interested in what the risk is to amateurs who occasionally put on head gear and box.

Happy training,

Dave

Which will results in more brain damage, being a heavy weight or lightweight boxer? Thought question

I have a thought provoking question (I think!) that I'll pose. I'm not sure if there is a definitive answer. As you know, boxers can suffer long term brain injury from repeated concussions. Is there any evidence that the problem is worse for heavier weight vs.lighter weight boxers?

I could argue it both ways. I could argue that bigger guys hit harder and that creates more problems. I could also argue that it's harder for a lighter weight guy to knock out his opponent (true or not?) and therefore the fight goes on longer resulting in more hits to the head. Of course, perhaps some of my assumptions are wrong. Heavier guys might have thicker gloves for instance, or perhaps knockout frequency is not correlated with weight class. Ok, enough waffling I know the questions are suppose to be specific so without further adieu:

Are heavier weight class boxers at more risk of brain damage from boxing?
Are there more knockouts at the high weight class matches?

Rest assured, this is just a curiosity question. I have no illusions of becoming a pro boxer :) I suppose though I would be interested in what the risk is to amateurs who occasionally put on head gear and box.

Happy training,

Dave

Which will result in more brain damage, being a heavy weight or lightweight boxer? Thought question

I have a thought provoking question (I think!) that I'll pose. I'm not sure if there is a definitive answer. As you know, boxers can suffer long term brain injury from repeated concussions. Is there any evidence that the problem is worse for heavier weight or lighter weight boxers?

I could argue it both ways. I could argue that bigger guys hit harder and that creates more problems. I could also argue that it's harder for a lighter weight guy to knock out his opponent (true or not?) and therefore the fight goes on longer, resulting in more hits to the head. Of course, perhaps some of my assumptions are wrong. Heavier guys might have thicker gloves for instance, or perhaps knockout frequency is not correlated with weight class. The specific questions are:

Are heavier weight class boxers at more risk of brain damage from boxing?
Are there more knockouts at the high weight class matches?

Rest assured, this is just a curiosity question. I have no illusions of becoming a pro boxer :) I suppose though I would be interested in what the risk is to amateurs who occasionally put on head gear and box.