Thread: Who are the sports most damaged fighters?

Besides fighters who are killed in the ring who are the sports most damaged fighters from there years in the ring.

My top 5

Gerald McClellan
Terry Norris
Meldric Taylor
Muhammed Ali
David Ried (Eye is pretty damaged.)

The thing about this is, you wouldn't have any idea of any the names of the top 100... You know, it's journeyman and such that continuously take the most punishment, it's rare that great fighters would wind up with the most damage, as compared to mediocre stepping stone type opponents.. On a side note, I saw an interview on Canadian TV of George Chuvalo, and the guy is actually very witty and has it all together 100%, even though he fought all the great fighters of the 70's and usually took a hell of a lot of punishment. Weird how it affects fighters so differently.

Courtney Burton is one guy that really needs to be watched out for, how many times in a row does he have to be violently knocked out.

Originally Posted by p4pking

The thing about this is, you wouldn't have any idea of any the names of the top 100... You know, it's journeyman and such that continuously take the most punishment, it's rare that great fighters would wind up with the most damage, as compared to mediocre stepping stone type opponents.. On a side note, I saw an interview on Canadian TV of George Chuvalo, and the guy is actually very witty and has it all together 100%, even though he fought all the great fighters of the 70's and usually took a hell of a lot of punishment. Weird how it affects fighters so differently.

Yea, most journeyman will get in the ring for a couple hundred dollors and become a human punching bag. They end up having to wear diapers, but I meant major fighters.

Meldrick Taylor got pretty messed up by JCC.

Originally Posted by p4pking

On a side note, I saw an interview on Canadian TV of George Chuvalo, and the guy is actually very witty and has it all together 100%, even though he fought all the great fighters of the 70's and usually took a hell of a lot of punishment. Weird how it affects fighters so differently.

I have seen a documentary about him and totally agree with you...

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Courtney Burton is one guy that really needs to be watched out for, how many times in a row does he have to be violently knocked out.

I am pretty sure he will be a vegetable in about 5 years.

Originally Posted by Slacker

Meldrick Taylor got pretty messed up by JCC.

And Terry Norris

Well aside from guys like: Levander Johnson, Deuk Koo Kim, Jimmy Doyle, and Benny Paret who all died from boxing there are guys like

Michael Watson and Gerald McClellan who are permenantly dibilitated from it.

At least David Reid is living a good full life and I do believe he's a trainer now...I hoped the best for him...he's a good guy

Wilfred Benitez is a virtuall vegatable now as well.

Originally Posted by Lyle

Well aside from guys like: Levander Johnson, Deuk Koo Kim, Jimmy Doyle, and Benny Paret who all died from boxing

Young Ali another who died..

The Quarry brothers.

I remember seeing a doco years ago.....very sad.

They were human punching bags sent in at classes way above their own by terrible management.

There was an article in this week's Boxing News about Valery Odin, who got some serious brain damage down in London a while ago, and they reckon it's going to take him 18 months, but he will make a full recovery according to the medical opinion of the doc.

I guess it's just a part and parcel of the job, by having the balls to get in that ring and put yourself on the line, there is that possibility of getting hurt. However much doctors do at ringside, and gloves are padded, there will always be a risk come what may. That's why every boxer, at whatever level, will always have my respect for stepping through those ropes.

Bobby Chacon.

what happened to Terry Norris?