Teenage boxer collapses and dies after bout

[rosco1984]

Very sad and a reminder how dangerous boxing is R.I.P champ

[Fenster]

Things like this show how pathetic "fans" are that call fighters cowards and pussies and what not. There was NOTHING out of the ordinary or overly brutal about that ending. Pac's loss to Marquez looked more horrific, just the weekend gone Dallas against Matthysse was worse.

But there you go, a young fighter, that had he ever got any good, would've been without doubt called a "coward" if he didn't fight the man the "fans" wanted.

[Beanflicker]

RIP to this kid.

It's sad to say, but it kinda takes something like this to happen to make people realize just how dangerous this sport really is. Every time these guys step into the ring, they leave a piece of themselves there and risk death and severe bodily harm.

It's a hard way to make a living and like mentioned above, anyone with the guts to step in the ring deserves some respect.

The human skull and cerebral spinal fluid was meant to protect the brain from sudden movements and minor hits, it wasn't made to withstand the blows you take in a boxing ring.

[Beanflicker]

For me, I don't think a kid of 17 belongs in a professional ring, LET ALONE fighting a guy damn near 30. Your brain doesn't stop developing until 19-20, and at 17 (obviously with some exception) you don't really have your "man strength" yet. I don't think a guy should go pro until 19 at the earliest.

Wilfredo Benitez was fighting pro while he was a teenager. We always bring that up as a good thing... but look at the condition he was in in his 40s...

[smashup]

This was a 12 rounder too.
Like VD stated...surely for a 17 year old kid and in his 6th fight its too much too soon..?