Oscar Diaz rushed to hospital

[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.

[OumaFan]

That's horrible. I wasn't really watching to be honest. I was watching Toney/Rahman and even before that I was just watching bits and pieces of that one. At one point around the ninth when I was actually watching Diaz was moving backwards and not doing much and it seemed to me that at that point there was no real reason for the fight to go on since he wasn't gonna win the fight that way but I didn't realize he was taking that kind of a beating. Hopefully things work out as well as possible.

Did anybody who was watching the fight close see this coming? I remember the George Jones-Beethaven Scotland fight on ESPN 2 years ago and really being worried about Scotland rounds before the tragedy happened, and same with Chavez-Leevander Johnson. I didn't notice Diaz taking that kind of punishment but like I said I wasn't watching closely.

[boozeboxer]

I really didn't think Diaz had taken any real serious punishment.

[OumaFan]

Well apparently he took a lot of punishment against Golden Johnson recently. That probably had something to do with it. I definitely that the punishment Leevander Johnson took against Javier Jauregui two fights before the Chavez fight had something to do with that.

[amat]

Well Rodriguez has a home for the right hand all night, he landed a lot of them. But Diaz kept coming through them. But to answer, no, I didn't think about this. As late as the 7th round I thought Rodriguez was gassed and if Oscar kept applying pressure that he could take the fight. Then the eye of Diaz really worsened and that's when he started moving backwards more and more like you said and he kept taking right hands. At that point it probably could have been stopped simply because the eye. They probably checked out the eye a round or two to late but not sure what difference it would have made to be honest.

Definitely wasn't worrying for his safety because like I said he was coming forward and he was even having success with his own right hand but Rodriguez is a sharp shooter, very accurate. Diaz took a lot of very clean blows and fought right through them. It wasn't anything similar to the Leavander Johnson fight which I saw live too. Johnson was taking a very long and drawn out beating in that one and not offering up much in return, Diaz was still in the fight as late as the 7th or 8th round.

[LEGION]

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.

I was here following the thread, but to be honest I'm glad my DISH service was down; as that really isn't something I want to see.

[OumaFan]

At least this sounds like somewhat good news

from fightnews

Oscar Diaz Update!
Donna Duva-Brooks, promoter of critically injured boxer Oscar Diaz, has issued a somewhat encouraging update regarding their fighter’s condition. "The brain is back to its normal size and position, and the swelling has gone down," said the somewhat relieved promoter from Diaz’s bedside at University Hospital Trauma ICU in San Antonio. Neurosurgeon Dr. David Jimenez performed the two-hour craniotomy on the left side of the fighter’s head on Wednesday night and, according to Duva-Brooks, is pleased with Diaz’s recovery progress, thus far. "He was operated on within two hours of the injury and the doctor said it was of great benefit how fast they were able to get him to the hospital." While Duva-Brooks acknowledges that recovery will require a great deal of time and patience, right now, the outlook seems to be improving. "Oscar’s vital signs are good and he has been showing slight improvement each day. Doctors say it could take up to a week to come out of the coma. We are encouraged by the news that the swelling in his brain is gone and we’re all praying for him and taking it day by day. We’ll release more information when it becomes available."

[OumaFan]

Doctor said he expects Diaz to live

ESPN - Doctor says San Antonio boxer likely to survive brain injury - Boxing

[amat]

That's good to hear before the fights tonight. Hopefully he pulls through and now sounds like he's expected to. Good news.

[Kel]

Doctor said he expects Diaz to live

ESPN - Doctor says San Antonio boxer likely to survive brain injury - Boxing

Just hope there is no significant damage.

[Spicoli]

Doctor said he expects Diaz to live

ESPN - Doctor says San Antonio boxer likely to survive brain injury - Boxing

Made my day bro

I hope the next time some dickweed wants to lable a fighter.....ANY fighter a coward or a Bum they think twice.What ever there "reasoning"....They risk there lives everytime they step through the ropes!