Oscar Diaz rushed to hospital

[Beanflicker]

I dont know about you guys but every time I hear about something like this it makes me re-evalutate whether or not I should be watching boxing. I think as fight fans we get too desensitized to the violence and lose sight of how incredibly dangerous this sport really is.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

I dont know about you guys but every time I hear about something like this it makes me re-evalutate whether or not I should be watching boxing. I think as fight fans we get too desensitized to the violence and lose sight of how incredibly dangerous this sport really is.

Mmmm... there's some truth to that

[Kel]

I dont know about you guys but every time I hear about something like this it makes me re-evalutate whether or not I should be watching boxing. I think as fight fans we get too desensitized to the violence and lose sight of how incredibly dangerous this sport really is.

It's FAR safer than it used to be. In fact, it's as safe as it can be without taking away the EXITEMENT of the sport, the thing we all watch it for. I don't feel guilty, it's still prize fighting at the end of the day, you can get injured or killed in many sports.

Just because we watch the skills of the fighters rather than a casual fan just waiting for someone to drop, I don't think we have anything to feel guilty about fella.

[amat]

Doesn't make it any less hard to watch. But the fact remains it's no more dangerous then me driving to my local corner store (especially me) and far more die in sports like auto racing and get seriously injured in football then they do boxing. But it's tough no doubt.

[C.J.Rock]

God Bless Oscar Keep fightin man like you have your whole career You and your family are in my prayers

[Spicoli]

Just occured to me ,I have not missed an ESPN card in at least one year...

I missed this one last night while getting all worked up at Rahman/Toney wtf fight.Scenarios could not have been more different.......Hope Huge hearted Diaz recovers and has a full life with family.Sux!

[amat]

AFP: Welterweight Diaz criticial after brain surgery

Removed the left side of his cranium.... Doesn't sound very appealing, but more positive news it seems then what one could have expected. Seems to have shown movement and is not in a coma.

[LEGION]

AFP: Welterweight Diaz criticial after brain surgery

Removed the left side of his cranium.... Doesn't sound very appealing, but more positive news it seems then what one could have expected. Seems to have shown movement and is not in a coma.

How awful I hope he can at least live a normal life after this ordeal.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I shouldn't be in here right now.

[killersheep]

He trained here in Phoenix, I wonder if I should go to that gym and pay my respects.

[amat]

It's so odd that 3 of the people you can count on to be here every week weren't when this happened. I envy them to be honest, was not a pretty sight.

[Beanflicker]

I dont know about you guys but every time I hear about something like this it makes me re-evalutate whether or not I should be watching boxing. I think as fight fans we get too desensitized to the violence and lose sight of how incredibly dangerous this sport really is.

It's FAR safer than it used to be. In fact, it's as safe as it can be without taking away the EXITEMENT of the sport, the thing we all watch it for. I don't feel guilty, it's still prize fighting at the end of the day, you can get injured or killed in many sports.

Just because we watch the skills of the fighters rather than a casual fan just waiting for someone to drop, I don't think we have anything to feel guilty about fella.

Safer than ever, yes, but still incredibly dangerous. Of course you can get hurt in other sports, but in what other sport besides MMA is the sole purpose of the athletes to give your opponent a brain injury? So I think simply saying that its safer now or that you can get injured in other sports too is hardly justification.

[Spicoli]

I dont know about you guys but every time I hear about something like this it makes me re-evalutate whether or not I should be watching boxing. I think as fight fans we get too desensitized to the violence and lose sight of how incredibly dangerous this sport really is.

It's FAR safer than it used to be. In fact, it's as safe as it can be without taking away the EXITEMENT of the sport, the thing we all watch it for. I don't feel guilty, it's still prize fighting at the end of the day, you can get injured or killed in many sports.

Just because we watch the skills of the fighters rather than a casual fan just waiting for someone to drop, I don't think we have anything to feel guilty about fella.

Safer than ever, yes, but still incredibly dangerous. Of course you can get hurt in other sports, but in what other sport besides MMA is the sole purpose of the athletes to give your opponent a brain injury? So I think simply saying that its safer now or that you can get injured in other sports too is hardly justification.

Just as much to do with defense as it does Offense at times and is much more than Inflicting brain Injurys??.Its another physical sport where bodies clash and as unfortunate as it is...sometimes people get hurt.No,we should not brush it off or just except it even,No one wants This...No one but it is the bull in the china shop that rears its ugly head at times. Its not in need of "justification"....The inherant risk's are known and on the minds of any fighter that has ever stepped into the ring at one time or another.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I dont know about you guys but every time I hear about something like this it makes me re-evalutate whether or not I should be watching boxing. I think as fight fans we get too desensitized to the violence and lose sight of how incredibly dangerous this sport really is.

I hear what you are saying but look at it like this, a lot of sports are dangerous, imagine being a horse jockey in a race fall with 400-500 lbs falling on top of you or a Formula One/Indy car driver who crashes at speeds of 200 mph or American Gridiron Football where a 300lb guy can actually deliberately take you out of the game with a bone crunching tackle. People participate in extreme sports often not as protected as Boxing. it is unfortunate that these things happen but you will find Boxing is very safe for it's athletes who train to the extreme to be prepared any eventuality.