ESPN Outside The Lines: Magomed Abdusalamov

[beenKOed]

Magomed got in bad shape, but every single fighter knows boxing isn't a game you "play", he was a warrior but now ESPN will turn him into a martyr and that sickens me.

Every boxer that climbs in the ring deserves respect for having the cojones to do so. What annoys me is people that lack the courage to box themselves try to ridicule & insult those that do.
Mago was treated DESPICABLY by everyone involved. Anyone with a modicum of sense could see the man was seriously hurt. But he was pushed back in by his corner & allowed to do so by the doctors. The fact that a doctor supposedly examined him after the fight & said he was Ok is beyond belief. The fact NYAC & the garden allowed him to leave & then have to hail a taxi to take him to hospital is attrocious.
Since then where are the NYAC The promoters, His manager & corner team ?? Not to mention the Klitschko brothers. when the man needs help they all seem to dissappear. This whole scenario is yet another black eye for the sport of boxing

Could not agree more! ESPN should be all over the idiot referee, the moronic and heartless corner men, the stupid know nothing doctor and any other boxing official at ringside. It really was an outstanding display of indifference.

[El Kabong]

Well we will see I guess whether ESPN cares to actually do some reporting or whether they want to go with their agenda which is "All contact sports are bad for you"


I will say it is a shame John David Jackson did not stop that fight, I know that no call will haunt him.

[El Kabong]

And don't ask me why ESPN is pushing the "all contact sports are bad for you" agenda when for so long it put money in their pockets and built their media empire. I have no clue how they can on one hand denounce the NFL, NHL, etc for "forcing" people to get CTE and then on the other hand show not only football but extreme sports too which can cause even worse injuries.


It is mind boggling how and why ESPN has taken the stance they have...I just don't understand it.

[Beanflicker]

People always bring up the "contact sports" thing (citing that brain damage can easily occur in sports like football, hockey, ect as well, which is true). I don't really buy into that argument and I don't see how it's hypocritical of ESPN because boxing isn't a "contact sport", it's a fight sport (along with MMA) where the sole purpose is to give your opponent a brain injury.

Too many times us boxing fans want to look at boxing with rose colored glasses and focus only on the glamorous things in the sport, but in the end it's a very nasty sport that has lead many men to an early grave, or at the very least a horrible quality of life after they retire.

You gotta take with the good with the bad. Abdusalamov's injury was a real tragedy, so you can't blame people for telling his story. His story should be told, it's a reminder of how dangerous boxing really is.