The Brain in the News paper I get every month had an article in it about assessing brain damage in pro fighters. Here's the link.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/16/sports/la-sp-boxing-brain-study-20110717
They want to get boxers and MMA fighters to volunteer for a research project. They think it would be of interest to know what sort of health implications are involved in these sports. Muhammed Ali has Parkinson's and they speculate that boxing was a contributing factor.
This is not a way to say the sport should be stopped. One scientist thinks it would enhance the quality, keeping in only the fighters of high quality. The article also states one as saying "We know fighting is not good for your health."
Really?
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