Quote Originally Posted by landmine950
Every fight is dangerous. Its the nature of the beast. You said that there are rules AGAINST this situation. what rules specifically are you referring to? Are there rules being broken to allow this fight? I think we need to remember that this is a free country and people have free will and rights as well,including Joe Mesi. right or wrong. If he has a current medical condition or is at a "high" risk, I think that they would NEVER break rules and expose themselves to possible civil or even criminal prosecusion for the benifit of any fighter. I bet they have gone over his case with a fine toothed comb and are unable to prevent him from fighting. I guess that Rahman has done enough to still be credible as a stepping stone even after the Maskaev defeats. He'll need a big name win to move back into the top ranks ever again. One or 2 fighters die in boxing every year. But about 10 football players die. Also about 100 men die on the golf course!!!! (honest!)
Mesi did beat a few guys tho,Jirov,Barrett,Williamson,Izon,Gonzales & my ol' warhorse Bert Cooper. I'll be interested to see how far he goes. Hey,. If Mesi dies while I'm watching the fight....I'll send flowers.

Maybe Briggs should be banned! What if he dies in the ring from an Asthma attack!? 5000 people each year in the USA alone do!
How many people play football and golf compared to boxing at a top level though... Although you make a good point about the NFL, I think they seriously need to monitor some of their linebackers and such and revoking licenses or something to that effect could be implemented there as well considering how obese some of them are getting... As far as this scenario though I totally agree with Wacko.. THis is terrible, Mesi is at very serious risk in every fight he has now, no to mention the potential for disaster if he and Rahman face off.. I can't see anything wrong with Rahman fighting on, and although he does seem to have many lives, it's not as if he is the one to worry about in this case... Rahman can still punch really hard, and Mesi has arguably never faced anyone as dangerous... NOW is certainly not the time.. Joe needs to be banned from boxing imo, but it's so hard to know how many fighters are in a similar position all over the world and simply dont receive as much attention.. Whether there are many cases like his or not, Mesi is under the microscope and imo he is acting dellusionaly and does not realize that he can impact the entire sport so negatively.. Its not worth it, he will not be a top contender EVER again, and he shouldn't even bother trying to climb the ranks because any step up could literally end his life..