Olympic Boxer Tony Jeffries Effects of Boxing on Brain Health

[@Xaqlbi]

Thank you Tony for doing this and making it public for kids to see . I wish more athletes had your courage to do this rather than suffer in silence. You have courage and I have a tremendous amount of respect for you for doing this. I wish David Goggins would do this. The more people that speak out the more lives it saves.

[@steve00alt70]

you also need money to see one too

[@Xaqlbi]

@@steve00alt70 Roger that. Thats why I have been screaming for 10 years to do health checks on the brain. But guess what it has to have a demand for it to be done just like Taking your blood pressure at the docter. In order for that to happen the celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Ronaldo, Simone biles etc. need to come out and once they do everyone else will follow and it will be mainstream. Just like i phones. Just heard Mike Tyson had this done, Thank you Mike.

[@Qqxx22]

Very true. Very brave to put his personal business out there. This knowledge about fighters brains is crucial information.

[@RaneBane]

Its just a spect bro. You get an IV and a camera rotates around your head for an hour. Courage? He is doing this so he has a reason for the memory and brain fog written on paper. It helps. This isn't courageous. Lol

[@Xaqlbi]

@@RaneBane the Kardashians and Jenners just went public with their spect scans. Get ready because The Rock, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joe Rogan etc are all going to go public soon about their spect scans. This guy came out publicly over a year ago. That’s courage. In case you have not figured it out we have a crisis with head injuries. Hiding it is cowardly.

[@majorray99]

You can see how much stressed was tony here, anxiety caused by being afraid of sickness is rly rly bad.

[@sir2657]

This doctor has the face of the happiest man in the world while talking about tonys head..meanwhile Tony looks depressed from the results hahaha

[@Cheese44456]

Cos this doctor is chatting shit, the results are true, the scans, but no amount of medicine gunna reverse 50,000 blows to the head.. maybe a tiny bit, it’s all just money making really

[@junkim2789]

Tony is a blessing to the boxing and the world.

[@abhijitguha494]

50,000 hits to the head !!!!!! The fact that the gentleman is still standing and talking coherently is a miracle.

[@Southpaw128]

I competed in amateur boxing for about 5 years and most punches you take in sparring and competition are negligible. If you're hard sparring you may take 2 or 3 hard punches a session and at most I was sparring twice a week. However, most of the sparring I was doing was technical, and trained fighters are trained to avoid the biggest punches and deflect damage when hit. This is contrary to American football where athletes are taught to lead with their heads. I think the numbers inflate the severity a bit but it should be taken seriously without a doubt.

[@abdullahmufti]

@@Southpaw128 I’m a teenager and I’ve been training kickboxing and muay thai since I was 8. In sparring, we try our best to control the power but sometimes a punch or kick, even if it isn’t maximum power, could cause alot of damage to your body, and especially your brain. For example, I’ve been hit with several roundhouse kicks to the head and face punches when I started sparring 2 years ago and recently competing in amatuer tournaments. At first, you think yourself “oh, that didn’t hurt”, but overtime it has a long term effect on your brain (you also have to consider damage such as injures like bruised face or pain in liver), which could possibly cause early signs of CTE or atleast difficulty with your intellectual ability. When I was younger I didn’t know any better and would always spar hard with full power and impact, but little did I know how it will affect my thinking, concentration, attention span etc. Although at first the punches may seem neglibile and you think to yourself it wont do anything since it’s just a single light force punch/kick, it does definitely pile up in the long term and you might possibly face difficulties with your thinking and unexpected mood swings. Although I don’t have CTE, I do have early signs and I’m grateful to have learned about this and brain trauma. Now I’m considering to either do a more grapple based sport or just spar as less as possible So, although at first punches or any type of physical hit to the brain may seem minimal, it does pile up. So please be careful and take care of your brain and your health overall. If you do compete in combat sports minimise sparring as much as possible unless you are a proffessional or you are competing for an amatuer tournament, and try to spread awareness about this disease to help people.

[@PotatoSlices]

@@Southpaw128 studies show that it's not actually the hard punches, but the accumulation of all of the less deadly punches that can cause CTE.

[@Southpaw128]

@@PotatoSlices Yeah I agree. But when I say hard punches in the sparring context, using headgear and 16oz gloves, I mean dinging punches that are bad when they accumulate. A big punch in an actual fight with 12ozs and none of the courtesy you have in sparring to stop after a big hit is a lot different. Also among pro boxers 95% of the hits being taken in their careers will be from sparring.

[@greenking1513]

The shape your in matter too, someone that boxes regularly can take hits and recover faster and better

[@daxsheepard9344]

28 years old, Started my Hyperbaric Treatment this past month. Been a subscriber of Tony ever since he started his channel! I’m on the 30th session out of 40 today! Already breaking physical PR’s on runs, (took an entire minute off my 6 mile runs, was at 12min 25sec per mile, now running each mile in 11mins and 5sec consecutively) also feeling like I can chain striking combos together much more consistently. Head movement doesn’t use as much mental / neurological energy. I feel more calm in general. I’m also going through therapy and am on meds, but got one of them cut in half recently! On my way to being a functional, happy member of society without having to be on such high dose meds. I’m so so excited. Note: this treatment has only worked so well due to breathwork outside of the HBOT sessions, a very clean diet and lots of exercise. I can imagine not every individual will see such massive differences due to possibly not being as mentally broken as others so their baseline is much higher, or just not taking care of themselves in several other areas of life as well. Balance is key my friends!🧡

[@wolfhawk1999]

Such upbeat music for such a scary topic

[@niceguy5772]

tony aint the hero we deserved , he is the hero we needed , mad respect for the lad

[@ValentinoBasado]

This is amazing. I watch Tony Jeffries very often for his boxing tips and I also watch Dr Amen very often for brain health. This is an amazing crossover. Way better than avengers. Also if Tony sees this please make a video on training with a double end bag.

[@98Dougmorris]

Thank you for doing this, Tony!

[@tomyoungblood9175]

Thanks for doing this, Tony. Been following you're channel for a while now-- I had a spar recently and am still feeling head pain two days after. I love boxing so much, but want to prioritize my brain health.

[@matttrevillien9865]

Quit while your still healthy, you legit can not avoid brain damage from boxing. I'm a ex boxer

[@DeFeGe-zs4cv]

Thanks for doing this, Tony.

[@steve00alt70]

Thats amazing that there is new technology to help boxers brains in 2021.

[@dat_21]

It's not very effective. Better to not get hit in the first place.

[@Balkehianji]

@@dat_21it will be though and i pray for it

[@DMac-uv1bl]

I’m very interested in seeing an example of a before and after scan of one of your patients. Also I’m interested in learning more about the treatment and supplements you recommended. Thank you and God bless

[@AmenClinic]

Thank you for reaching out. You can view more testimonials with SPECT scans here: www.amenclinics.com/testimonial/. Additionally, you can find great information in our blog on our website: www.amenclinics.com/blog/. For more information about Dr. Amen's recommended brain-directed supplements, visit brainmd.com/. For more information, please reach out to our Care Coordinators: www.amenclinics.com/schedule-visit/.

[@robdubyuh420]

I watch Tony's boxing channel. I think it's very brave of Tony for doing this test and facing an uncomfortable truth. I used to do some MMA and I'd fing that I slurred my words the day after heavy sparring. I've even read that skateboarders get this Coup and Contra-coup effect from their sport, presumably its he impact of landing from tricks. I wonder if smashing a heavy bag for years has any accumulative effects as this jars the body quite a bit. I wish Tony all the best for improving his health

[@lorenzobianchi3286]

Why would you do heavy MMA sparring if you're not even a professional

[@cargylesauce8340]

In the future people are gona look back and think it was crazy that people would box in real life and not VR

[@conor7179]

Doubt it

[@MrComic97]

For real I agree

[@avaandlilah8133]

Good luck with everything; your a legend for sharing this. Showing the game warts and all.

[@shevetlevi2821]

Wishing you success and improvements Tony.

[@MarthLuna-wq3ny]

Nice video, would love to see more of these in the future.

[@brentsummers7377]

There is an article in the Guardian newspaper/website that says 'Sparring is the problem'. Let's say you train 6 days a week & spar for 1 hour each week. Say a person gets 3 shots to the head per minute that is 180 head shots per week. Multiply that by 48 weeks of training per year & it equals 8640 head shots per year. Of course some of those head shots will be very light or glancing contacts. And from what I have read there are plenty of gyms in Europe, USA, & Thailand where almost daily sparring is pretty common. If there are only 1 or 2 trainers & a big group to work with sparring becomes a useful activity while the trainer works with the boxers individually. Adults and kids especially are going to get bored pretty quick if all they do is go for a run as a group, hit/kick the heavy bags, work with a trainer for a few minutes & then go home. So this is one reason why various types of sparring is very common.

[@Michael-cb5nm]

It’s 180 per session by your math, and over 1,000 per week, and therefore 48k per year!

[@sooperd00p]

super weird music choice. Its so distracting. Maybe no music?

[@lawriemanc]

This guy looks similar to real life Dr Cox ❤️

[@ghostchaser9832]

Goddam, give that man a chair, poor guy needs needs to sit down

[@TheRealTomahawk]

2:05 I like what he saying there it’s like a advertisement for peekaboo boxing. With the Philly she’ll they teach you to block everything, however, if you miss a block or if you get hit by Francis Ngannou, it doesn’t matter. If you block it you’re gonna get knocked out. That’s another reason why he emphasize not wearing headgear when sparring because people rely on their headgear to absorb some of the power so they could take the blow, but they can’t. The headgear is really only helping you from getting cut in those areas so that’s what Mike Tyson would do. He would wear a headgear a week before his fights so he doesn’t get cut before the fight, Tommy the duke Morrison was a part of team Tyson after Mike Tyson fired his team of trainers and he used the peekaboo system at least the number system where the job is a seven instead of a one, and they left hook is a one instead of a three, and he would not use a headgear either because he adhered to that rule that it’s not gonna help and people don’t move their head. They just stay there because they rely on the headgear to protect them. Peekaboo boxing will have you slipping and moving the whole time and putting you in a position to throw a power punch as a counter like the left hook is emphasizing that star because Cus would remind you that certain people only had one good punch, and it was a left hook, and he would remind you that it was Jack Dempsey, Joe Frazier, and these guys are bad. And then Francis Ngannou knocked down Tyson fury with the left hook. It’s not random or lucky it was planned. So move your head and watch out for the left work and always keep your hands up.

[@sbfhawk4343]

I think I would like to do the Hyperbaric chamber treatments for an old head and neck accident. This can improve the Damage sustained even if its not as bad as 550000 hits to the head. But I got to hand it to you Thank You for sharing this information and keep this in mind when you are going to be in any kind of "Sport" that involves possible head injury.

[@MilesCobbett]

Coach Brendan Ingle would not allow sparing to the head at his boxing gym in Shefield England

[@jamesgoodwin7742]

Still love boxing but after my first week 20 years ago I decided I’d rather keep my brain healthy lol. I could knocked pretty hard a few times and saw a bright white flash on the worst one. Had a problem spelling my name the rest of that day.

[@joeyblogsy]

What do you mean after your first week?

[@chris2790]

Very wise decision.

[@palliaskamen5722]

I had a similar experience in my early thirties after sparring. I remember sitting watching tv having trouble with balance.

[@HandsomeBoyGarion]

I’m in boxing I hope this won’t never happen to me

[@JEToneAlly]

Then you need to do something else. You will not escape the damage.

[@LuisSanchez-dw7mt]

Don’t rely on hope. All the money in the world is not worth the worry Tony has.

[@sespo777]

My question is, can he get his brain back to a normal functioning brain, as normal as it would be in those example pics, with proper treatment and medication?

[@PartyCrasher04]

I’m fairly certain that rn most brain damage is permanent and cannot be fixed with the medical technology we currently have

[@dat_21]

No and it gets worse with age.

[@calinative5302]

Yes oxygen chambers

[@abcdefksohfosuh9024]

@@dat_21 Its more complex than that, not all brain damage is degenerative

[@dat_21]

@@abcdefksohfosuh9024 Also, getting hit in the head on a regular basis makes you dumber. As simple as that.

[@grimreefer213]

This guy is too smiley for a conversation about brain damage

[@atwogun7751]

The next day Tony forgot about his test results.

[@niku10]

Would handstand against the wall every day for a couple of minutes . Would that help with blood flow?

[@vinodaryal724]

Are there any amen clinic branch in Australia?

[@georgieeve2026]

I am pretty sure there is :) I'm from Perth and I think it's mixed in with a clinic that I can't remember the name of lol. It's near Sir Charles Gardner hospital.

[@georgieeve2026]

Better Brain in NSW and Perth Brain Centre I'm pretty sure :)

[@vinodaryal724]

@@georgieeve2026 is it the same with amen clinic?

[@AmenClinic]

Hello, at this time all our clinics are located in the U.S.: www.amenclinics.com/locations/

[@nicholascalin5396]

Who jizzed on the doctors blazer?

[@BadlandsVideos]

No 1..stop getting hit in the head. No 2 stop hitting others in the head No 3 Stop encouraging others to hit each other in the head ..

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

Lol mike. How longs it been since your wife climaxed from sex with you? 20, 30 years?

[@Xaqlbi]

Bravo. well said, there is a 4th No 4 stop hiding medical symtoms and see a docter for the brain like this guy is doing. We know all fighters have tissue damage own it and stop hiding it for fear of embarrasment.

[@robinschuler9108]

People gonna fight no matter waht. Better doing it the right way in a ring

[@Xaqlbi]

@@robinschuler9108 I think the point is if its a nessecity to do it like your profession, then you need to be rehabing the brain on a daily basis. You need to be doing everything else right, Seeing a docter like this to look at the brain. If you make the brain healthier people are less likey to fight in the first place. But I understand what your saying though, where would Mike Tyson be without boxing.

[@robinschuler9108]

@@Xaqlbi truth is i dont know nearly enough about Brain damage and rehab to be able to give a meaningfull oppinion

[@nysportsfan2576]

Grappling > striking

[@thehighcommunity247]

God Bless

[@markgalvez7234]

Great video bad music

[@jedikye]

Why does he suggest using a soft shell HBOT? Surely for someone suffering from head trauma you would want hard shell for 2 ATA?

[@santoazusa]

Was what the supplements he was advised to take?

[@MasterRodExec]

N-Acetyl-Cystine, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Huperzine A, Ginko Biloba.

[@RemiBusseuil]

It really looks like fringe science

[@KeevoInKorea]

Does anyone have a list of the supplements he recommended?

[@Joel-xy7qg]

Omegas and creatine

[@OfficialWiseArt]

50,000 hits to the head and only 8 concussion. 8 doesn't seem like that much tbh.

[@kresimirpleic]

Studies appear to show that it's the regular punches that will cause CTE, not knockout punches.

[@OfficialWiseArt]

@@kresimirpleic The study that said this made this as an assumption based on some research but its not conclusive. The idea that "sub-concussive" (meaning basically not concussive) hits cause later disease are still very speculative despite the dispersion of the idea on the internet regarding it as a new fact.

[@OfficialWiseArt]

@@kresimirpleic I'm just surprised as a guy who has been boxing his whole life 8 doesnt seem that bad if they were mostly low grade. anything talking about causes of neurological disease are most talking about risk factors anyway not definite cause effect relationships

[@tickyul]

He sounds really good........all those konks are going to damage the brain.

[@Ron_Burgundy1009]

Supplements against braindamage? Yeah sure thing....

[@sir2657]

5:17 o my god

[@peezypeezy7342]

I wanna box but i have TBI

[@brandonwellington3547]

Please don't. That's how Nick blackwell ended up a vegetable. Had a miraculous recovery from his TBI, given a 2nd chance at life, then pissed it away sparring a few months later.

[@mathias5578]

Use a boxing bag

[@mathias5578]

​@@brandonwellington3547nhe can use a bag. I used to do kickboxing, but I had a concussion recently from 1 ba dhit a spartner had bad boxing gloves. Time to chill out and not spar from now on, only the bag or spar very very lightly

[@stathieb7275]

You can't tell if the brain has CTE Until someone is dead and they look inside the brain. I think he's a little off on something's

[@chrislasala]

this doctor screams chester the moles......

[@tigerprincessbeachclub8068]

Liveo2

[@seansullivan7928]

This doctor is weird

[@prestoncoleman718]

Agreed I’d like to see his brain scan 😂

[@daniellozan350]

All doctors are weird

[@jackjack4412]

He's a psychiatrist.

[@MrRobertFarr]

Say no to head injuries? Boxing could be okay without the head as a target. #SayNoToHeadInjuries . Don't head the ball in Soccer ? 😁 Very often. Stuff going hospital getting checked out. If that's what's got to happen after a head injury. No? That's going to weaken folks. Must be something wrong with the rules. 😁

[@jamesbovington8218]

The courage required to trade headshots is what makes the boxer the bravest of the brave. A well directed and admittedly punishing headshot has an awesome beauty and it's poetry in motion to see a brave young boy prove what he's made of as he becomes an accomplished headhunter. Let's never deprive such hard brave young fighters of the chance to teach a powerful lesson as they punish an opponent with righteous punches to the face and head.

[@ronmka8931]

How about we never ever go outside and better yet live in a protective bubble form the dangerous outside

[@dat_21]

@@ronmka8931 Like an exoskeleton? Sign me in.

[@levicalhoun]

Unsubbed

[@tfforster7078]

why would you unsub

[@jordanbowey4175]

Bugger off then, no need to announce it

[@Xaqlbi]

Wait You did not know getting hit in the head was bad for your brain?

[@sir2657]

When you day unsubed it shows that you did not like something...at least say what jt Is in case they can improve I'm guessing it's for the music which I honestly didn't mind but j can see the complaint...any ways teach that little guy in the pic to .when he has a complaint To also give some productive criticism...and if he doesn't have any then he should just fuck off and shut up....

[@joeyblogsy]

He has over 900k subs bro he doesn’t need you lmao 😂

[@graemegeorgeharrison2468]

1984 near drowning holiday 1984 loss of consciousness/concussion falling off 12ft wall onto head Frequent heavy nose bleeds for 10 years 1992 fell 20ft out of tree hit head 1993 slipped on black ice loss of consciousness for over a minute cracked skull on rock, 10 stitches in back of head. 1994 skating backwards down steep bank hit head on iron gate, bad concussion 1994 hit in head with cricket ball at full pace concussion 1994 hit in head with a rock concussed 1995 knocked unconscious with head to head collision playing Rugby at school 1995 hit on top of head with plaster cast, concussion memory loss 1997 concussed after being repeatedly hit several times to head 1999 carbon dioxide poisoning whilst diving 1999 hospitalised after car crash lost over a pint of blood 2001 knocked unconscious for over 5 minutes in Riga Latvia outside of nightclub 2002 near drowning in Cyrprus Navy 2004 near drowning whilst diving 2007 concussed after fight with doorman in Perth Australia 2000 - 2008 close exposure to explosions resulting in hearing loss 2010 -2014 heavy recreational drug use 2014 - Acid in eyes from diving helmet, blinded for period of 5 days. Sight recovered, burning sensation still present. 2015 - Tinnitus from taking SSRI anti depressant 2017 collapsed at work in Belgium with stroke like symptoms. Medically evacuated back to UK 2020 - Nigeria cerebral malaria (hospitalised)