Can people actually die in a boxing match , and whats the likely of that happening ?

Question

Should that stop me from boxing, or should i continue ?

Answer 1

In 1984, R.J. McCunney and P.K. Russo published a study entitled Brain Injuries in Boxing. The study argued that boxing is relatively safe compared to other sports by citing the following figures on U.S. sports fatalities:

Fatality rates per 100,000 participants

Horse racing: 128
Sky diving: 123
Hang gliding: 56
Mountaineering: 51
Scuba Diving: 11
Motorcycle racing: 7
College Football: 3
Boxing: 1.3
Dr. Lundberg replied: "It's not the deaths but the chronic brain damage that is so frequent." The AMA reports brain deterioration in three out of four boxers who have twenty or more professional fights.

To date, there has been little research regarding the long-term effects of amateur boxing.

So, yeah, there are some serious risks, but compared to most sports, the likelihood of dying in a match isn't great. And as far as the nose bone thing, that's a myth. The bones in the nose are not nearly hard enough to penetrate the skull. People have had their noses crushed flat with no real damage to their skulls or brains for that matter.

Answer 2

The following table lists the documented deaths from
professional boxing for the period 1918-2000 inclusive.
The total is 817. For the century, 1901-2000,
the total is 936.


Year deaths year deaths year deaths year deaths
1918 5 1939 3 1960 12 1981 7
1919 5 1940 5 1961 11 1982 7
1920 3 1941 6 1962 16 1983 10
1921 9 1942 8 1963 16 1984 6
1922 19 1943 5 1964 17 1985 7
1923 15 1944 7 1965 13 1986 3
1924 16 1945 10 1966 12 1987 5
1925 13 1946 18 1967 6 1988 5
1926 6 1947 11 1968 6 1989 4
1927 8 1948 18 1969 6 1990 4
1928 15 1949 20 1970 9 1991 5
1929 17 1950 15 1971 11 1992 3
1930 24 1951 15 1972 12 1993 1
1931 9 1952 19 1973 5 1994 2
1932 21 1953 25 1974 11 1995 12
1933 10 1954 7 1975 12 1996 7
1934 6 1955 11 1976 6 1997 8
1935 9 1956 15 1977 9 1998 2
1936 8 1957 13 1978 10 1999 4
1937 7 1958 9 1979 11 2000 8
1938 7 1959 14 1980 5 2001 6

Answer 3

yes people have died in boxing like around the 80's there was a fight with the first openly gay boxer that was fighting 4 the heavy wieght champion ship or something i'm not sure but yeah he hit the other guy 1 hard time and killed hiw BUT i'm telling u that that happening is rarer then u getting hit by a comet... seriously. but the brain damage is a possiblity 2 but it is also rare i think it's the same chance as u being attacked by a deer if u live in the city... i think and those r serious states i have really read that.o yeah and 2 the 1st girl that wrote u cannot die from a punch 2 the nose unless u hit with more then 4000 pound of pressure and no 1 in the world punches that hard but if u got hit by maybe a bat or something in the nose then yes it can actually colapse and hit ur brain and in order 2 hit it up in2 ur brain it doesn't happen if u have ever seen ufc bj penn versus gsp. gcp gets his nose hit straight up and keeps fighting.

Answer 4

Repeated shots to the head with padded gloves may cause a swelling of the brain(hemmorhage)if your boxing proffesionally you can get killed, but if your just boxing in a class proabbly not especially with headgear and fat gloves. A few people die a year,i know that. So basically its not 1 shot that will kill you, people die when they are fighting in 12 round wars getting hit repeatedly. Thats 1 of the reasons why they don't go 15 rounds anymore.

Answer 5

i'm not too into boxing to know, but don't you none pro guys have to where a head gear before boxing? i think that should lessen the death rate a lot lower than the figures we are hearing from the pros. not to mention the fact that you are not fighting a pro so the impact should be a lot less too.

i think people are amazed at how low the injury/death rate combat sport is compared some of the other sports, but when you take into account that there is no dangerous terrain, no whole body moving faster than 15 mph at most (if even that), and the person in the ring is trained to dodge or block well you find that combat sport is a lot safer than few of the other sports we have come up with over the years. of course i'm not saying that combat sport is safe, but it's a lot safer than one would think it to be.

Answer 6

yes, people can die in a boxing ring. the are is a point of which so mant hits you can take until you pass-out or give up. but there are those who go over board. the ones who will not accept defeat and will cause so much pain to thier body they will not be able to take it anymore. if you take to many hits in certain areas you could have internal bleeding and you could never stop that, which in time you will die. some people are so strong that when a boxer takes a hit to the face or the chest they could have thier neck or lungs broken. it is not likely to happen very often but there were cases when it has.

Answer 7

It happens. It just happened recently in a televised HBO fight Jesus Cahvez beat another lightweight whose name is escaping me at the moment and he died after the fight. I've heard it has something to do with the weight loss. Boxers can often completely dehydrate themselve before the fight putting on as much as 20lbs. the day of the fight. Something about the dehydration seems to impact them. Heavyweights don't have to lose the weight and you usually don't hear about them dying at least none I can think of. Also alot of times the fighters have been KO'd multiple fights. So there could be some previous tramua made worse.

When I did amatuer boxing in one of my 20 somethign fights I was put in with a guy too advanced for me. I had a pounding headache for two days straight. I didn't say anything because I was embarrassed but it was bad.

Answer 8

Yes people can and have died in a boxing match. It's pretty rare though. However people die crossing the street, in the bathroom or doing pretty much everything else you can think of. You have to know the risks and decide on your own if you choose to accept them.

Answer 9

Im not sure of the stats,but i know that there has been a lot of deaths related to boxing injuries.At thew same time,I think you have more chances of getting hit by a car,than dying in the ring.If you think you can go somewhere with your skills,then go for it.

Answer 10

It has happened in the past. it is highly unlikely.
You should not stop boxing for this reason.
This sort of thing can happen in any sport.