You mean like that famous welterweight Michael j fox who got it at the same time. Oh wait, he was only 29.
Thats how they all get it I'm pretty sure. Genetically. Thats my point. How many boxers have Parkinsons in boxing history. Probably same percentage as everyone else.
While I agree that Parkinson's as an isolated diagnosis is probably no different among the general public than in boxers, I'm certain I read that Ali's Parkinson's was secondary to Dementia Pugilistica, a subtype of CTE. The condition effects somewhere near 20% of all boxers. If a boxer gets DP, it starts on the early side of things, leading to an earlier death whereas Parkinson's is typically an onset around 60 years old. Maybe Ali was a tough SOB and he may have ended up with Parkinson's without the boxing but I have to think it was significant.
If Michael j fox boxed they'd say the same thing. Simply saying they dont know. Was he punch drunk or did he have a disease. 2 different things entirely but it's all blurred bc they can't distinguish.
I never really doubted that Ali had Parkinson's, but it is a fair question. I saw a picture of him with Fox, I suppose to help fight Parkinson's so you would think he actually had it. Parkinson's runs in my family although only one person had it to where it greatly hampered him. Most seem to get it in there 60's and 70's and it appears as uncontrollable shaking. I never noticed Ali shaking badly so I guess he took medicine or some type of treatment if he in fact had it. I do vaguely remember him shaking a little when he lit the Olympic flame.
