Prizefighting has no respect for hands: gnarled, fractured, broken, twisted. The human skull is hard -- liking punching a bowling ball -- and the bones of the hand were meant for delicate operation. They are victims of testosterone.
"He [my doctor] told me to stay playing video games because that would strengthen everything up," Varner said during a media round-up.
Some fighters credit games with improving hand-eye coordination. I don’t see much peer-reviewed evidence on the subject, but I would hold off on trash-talking anyone during a Call of Duty session. Varner fights Benson Henderson in a WEC 46 bout Saturday that will be talked about plenty on Sunday.