Does boxing make you smarter and faster?

Question

I'm a 18 year old guy about 6"0 and 165 lbs. I used to fight alot in highschool and I usually won because I was bigger than most of them. But during the whole fight it would feel rushed and I didn't feel concentrated and did whatever.

I started boxing and I did it for 2 weeks. I learned the stance and basic dodging and blocking skills. He told a girl that's been there for about 2 months to try to touch my face.

She must of thrown over 100 punches at me all were dodged or blocked and none of them touched my face. It was the first time I ever felt a whole sense of control while fighting and I felt like I knew what I had to do and it was all timed well. The girl was told to throw only left jabs but I don't think she understood cuz she was french and she used all these variety of punches and she went all crazy till she got tired.

Does boxing make your brain more organized to reactions and make it work faster?

Answer 1

Boxing makes you faster if you practice, and dodging is an instinct. As far as smarter, no it makes you dumber. You're getting your head hit, that equals to minor concussions or worse. You lose braincells when that happens.