Yeah I remember watching that a while back, very sad to watch, but thats the risk you take being a prize fighter.
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Yeah I remember watching that a while back, very sad to watch, but thats the risk you take being a prize fighter.
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Certainly is but I have heard (and I don't know how true it is) that Gerald had a blood clot before the fight but the brain scan wasn't compuslory then so he went into the fight with Benn with that time bomb waiting to go off. And with the bombs he took off Benn it was bound to burst and obviously did.
If this is true then the men behind the scenes who didn't enforce scans are to blame for this man being in such a state now.
.....great fighter but I can't feel sorry for him
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I talked to his sister 2 years ago, he has improved quite a bit from that video.. His housing situation is still pretty sad but they carry on
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Wow that was difficult to watch. I haven't saw the fight but that must of been some punch from Benn. This just reminds you what a cruel and dangerous sport it is, and no boxers have visited him since? That is terrible to hear.. not even Benn? You would think Benn would of been the first to visit.
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#1 Karma is a bitch
#2 If that fight took place in the US Gerald would have won via 1st Round TKO.
#3 The ref/corner/doctor should have stopped the fight when Gerald couldn't keep his mouthguard in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc-G4KMOllU
.....1st round TKO.....oh well sucks to be the G-Man
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Yeah, I watched a video shot a few days before the event yesterday. They interviewed Benn and he was almost in tears over it all, it was obvious he feels extremely guilty and I'd imagine anyone else would aswell.
I then decided to dig up the fight on youtube and wow what a fight, although I don't think the first round should of been a TKO.. I mean, only 2 solid punches connected to Benn before he fell through the ropes, and the rest of the round he did pretty well to avoid the rest of his flurries. But the ref was a bit of a cunt, almost always seeming to break the fight up to allow Benn to catch a swift breather.. never trust the french.
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Take no notice of that crap. The ropes were stopping him from falling. Once he landed he got up with plenty of time.
A few years ago, before the fight was put on the net, certain people were seriously claiming Benn was given over 30 seconds to get back in the ring.. and the crowd were helping to carry him back![]()
Last edited by Fenster; 02-10-2009 at 09:04 AM.
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Donny, I've read "War Baby" twice.
The story isn't presented as though he shot the dog because of injuries. He was angry that the dog lost the fight and that it cost him a few thousand dollars gambling on it.
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