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Its an old storya fighter gains fame drives fast cars makes piles of cash and dates beautiful women Then comes the fallbooze drugs depression poverty illness This dark narrative has been playing out for a hundred years

Doctors first identified Punch Drunk Syndrome in 1928 It later became known as Dementia Pugilistica Today we call it CTE chronic traumatic encephalopathy The secret history of this disease in boxing has never been fully tolduntil now

In Damage Tris Dixon uncovers the difficult truths of boxing and CTE and chronicles the lives of fighters affected by it He interviews some of the sports biggest names some lesserknown journeymen and highly respected trainers and other figures to try to understand why no one wants to discuss CTE or take responsibility for it Ultimately Dixon takes aim at what boxing can do to help the warriors who sacrifice their health seeking glory in the ring Will this book finally drive the sport to address the issue and help fighters get the help they deserve