Gerald McClellan..

[Hulk]

I think even the top neuro surgeons would be hard pushed to identify one specific cause of such catastrophic injuries. Even in people not engaging in sports that cause head trauma damage is not always an event based single trauma. When they opened up my Mrs head they found several older aneurysms that had occurred before the one that took her down. She had run and Hit punch bags etc but never sparred or even fell off a push bike etc. McCellan had sparred God knows how many rounds, fought many fights with people trained to try and inflict brain damage, which is what kos are when you strip away the pretty language. So the big surprise is really that it does not happen to many others.

I'm very sorry to hear about your wife. Brain aneurysms are terrifying stuff. Unpredictable.

[Beanz]

I think even the top neuro surgeons would be hard pushed to identify one specific cause of such catastrophic injuries. Even in people not engaging in sports that cause head trauma damage is not always an event based single trauma. When they opened up my Mrs head they found several older aneurysms that had occurred before the one that took her down. She had run and Hit punch bags etc but never sparred or even fell off a push bike etc. McCellan had sparred God knows how many rounds, fought many fights with people trained to try and inflict brain damage, which is what kos are when you strip away the pretty language. So the big surprise is really that it does not happen to many others.

I'm very sorry to hear about your wife. Brain aneurysms are terrifying stuff. Unpredictable.

Thank you mate. 26 years ago now and she is still bending me ear Understanding of brain injuries, strokes etc is much better now and if they can treat people early the prognosis is often very good. The BBBOC insistence on havng paramedics ringside and an ambulance ready to take fighters to hospital here, is a very positive move that has undoubtedly save many from serious life long injury and death. but it will always be a dangerous way to earn a living.