One case in point...Cassius Clay.
Physical screening & licensing in boxing were a joke. Ali should have been forcibly retired due to mental impairment, but nobody seemingly had the power or the will to do it. The fighter usually won't do it on his own.
“However,if,someday,these “brain scientists” decide that football,hockey,boxing or other sports/activities cause brain damage down the road we need to pay attention.”
What do you mean by “pay attention”? Cause to me it would logically follow that paying attention would be followed by some sort of action like changing the rules of these sports beyond recognition or putting them out of business, the latter of which is what may happen if these plaintiffs win that lawsuit against the NFL.
I’m not much of a sports fan, but I also don’t want to see them put out of business because of these lawsuits. Let’s remember — no one held a gun to the head of any of these athletes, they chose to play these sports knowing full well they would have to take some big hits to the head. I just don’t see how they can claim today that they didn’t understand the risks involved. Maybe I’m missing something...