How has the likelihood of brain injury changed since the introduction of boxing gloves? Detailed answer

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How has the likelihood of brain injury changed since the introduction of boxing gloves?

Boxing gloves reduce the likelihood of superficial injury, but do not reduce and even increase the risk of brain damage. This is due to the fact that boxers with gloves are much more likely to hit each other in the head. In the era of bare-knuckle boxing, a blow to the skull could result in injury to the attacker's hand, but with the introduction of gloves, this risk disappeared, which led to a shift in the emphasis of blows from the body to the head.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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