You knowTapia's whole life has been so filled with up's/down's and tragedy he has always seemed to overcome and land on his feet...He is a fighter who had all the talent in the world in the ring and I always loved watching his fights...I would drive 500 miles to see a Tapia fight...I did actually drive 6 1/2 hours once to see him fight...Not to mention he is a really nice guy...his last fight he looked like an old man against a nobody and the fight before was stopped for the first time in his career against a guy who lost his 4 prior bouts and was KO's his next 3....

All in all I would just like to see him stay retired and maybe live out the rest of his days with his family in peace...find that happiness he has been so long deserved...Tapia is his own worst enemy...I don't want to see him stopped again by a fighter he would have made a shorts night work of in not only his prime but even most of the days past it....I certainly hope he can stay clean this time...I would hate to read about him being found dead by OD...Really is a shame...He is a guy you just can not go against or wish bad upon him in the ring or out..

What a fucking warrior he was!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kq_5ySy8dxI&feature=related