R.I.P Mike Towell

[smashup]

Seriously should he have even been allowed to fight?
Severe migranes and headaches for 2 weeks leading up to the fight.
I mean a fighters head (or hitting it) is the main thing in boxing along with your fists so if it wasn't right why fucking stick him into a tough fight?
Footy players are rested if they get an injury to any part of their legs ffs..!

Bad management around him and seems tragically unprofessional to me.

[superheavyrhun]

Seriously should he have even been allowed to fight?
Severe migranes and headaches for 2 weeks leading up to the fight.
I mean a fighters head (or hitting it) is the main thing in boxing along with your fists so if it wasn't right why fucking stick him into a tough fight?
Footy players are rested if they get an injury to any part of their legs ffs..!

Bad management around him and seems tragically unprofessional to me.

It is a thought that I have had as well, but for me I suppose it does to some extent come down to the boxer themselves. If they are only going to tell their spouse, and not their trainer or manager, then it is difficult for those people to intercede on their behalf. Fighters that back out from bouts get a lot of stick, not just online, but in the areas where they were due to fight too. There is also the financial aspect of needing the money from the fight to support the family.

[porkypara]

Seriously should he have even been allowed to fight?
Severe migranes and headaches for 2 weeks leading up to the fight.
I mean a fighters head (or hitting it) is the main thing in boxing along with your fists so if it wasn't right why fucking stick him into a tough fight?
Footy players are rested if they get an injury to any part of their legs ffs..!

Bad management around him and seems tragically unprofessional to me.

I understand your point but if boxers pulled out of fights because of a headache very few fights would actually happen.

With sparring and making weight its part of the life unfortunately.

RIP MIKE

[smashup]

There's a huge difference in a having a headache for a day or rwo or like this guy who had one for 2 weeks.
I don't believe his team would not have known either.

[generalbulldog]

RIP to the warrior.


I wish there were more protocols in place, like possibly another mandatory checkup, let's say 3 days before the actual fight. If the fighter has any problems, then they should be pulled.