Deaths in the Ring

[Master]

I have the Rod Douglas fight, I am sure most have McClellan and Watson fights too.

Gabe Ruelas killed a fighter too.

That was a bad one for me. I was watching with my Dad and in the fifth round I turned to my Dad and said "This is the kind of fight where someone dies." Jimmy Garcia was getting hit, and hurt, with every punch Ruelas threw, but he just wouldn't go down. I've often wondered if I could see what was happening from TV why couldn't the ref or Garcia's father see it?

That is one fight that I have not watched again, it was very brutal, I was surprised Sky showed the highlighted fight again the day after.

[boxingbantz]

I watched that tragic Johnny Owen fight after reading this thread. I'd heard about it but never seen it before.

Fucking hell. Wish I didn't. Things like that stick in my head for weeks.

[Master]

I watched that tragic Johnny Owen fight after reading this thread. I'd heard about it but never seen it before.

Fucking hell. Wish I didn't. Things like that stick in my head for weeks.

Same here, and you have just posted about a footballer dying, you must be morbid.

[boxingbantz]

I watched that tragic Johnny Owen fight after reading this thread. I'd heard about it but never seen it before.

Fucking hell. Wish I didn't. Things like that stick in my head for weeks.

Same here, and you have just posted about a footballer dying, you must be morbid.

This thread made me post it. And the fact I am just about to watch Six Feet Under. I'm not suicidal by the way lol

[El Kabong]

Don't really know if its relevant but Benny Leonard died in the ring as a ref...that's one you don't forget.

[johnsebastianmiran]

Boxing has been around for more than 2000 years and since the Marquis of Queens bury rules went into effect, we have had more reforms and safety regulations attached to boxing than any other sport. No one has counted all the injuries and fatalities of rugby or American football have they? Do you hear a corner-man in a boxing match say go out and break his legs? We have heard of Doctors trying to abolish boxing and yet the MMA is really popular even though people are hit when they are down. It will be a few years but they will surpass boxing injuries as though boxing were a Sunday School event. Think about it, boxing is no longer mayhem. It is a bonafied sport. I never could see the point of hitting a man when he's down. Yes there are fatalities but these men had a choice but considering all those years, boxing is well run in this area but as it was put in certain tenements in New York, roaches still slip through the cracks in the wall and will never go away because some things will always remain the same.

[Fenster]

Boxing has been around for more than 2000 years and since the Marquis of Queens bury rules went into effect, we have had more reforms and safety regulations attached to boxing than any other sport. No one has counted all the injuries and fatalities of rugby or American football have they? Do you hear a corner-man in a boxing match say go out and break his legs? We have heard of Doctors trying to abolish boxing and yet the MMA is really popular even though people are hit when they are down. It will be a few years but they will surpass boxing injuries as though boxing were a Sunday School event. Think about it, boxing is no longer mayhem. It is a bonafied sport. I never could see the point of hitting a man when he's down. Yes there are fatalities but these men had a choice but considering all those years, boxing is well run in this area but as it was put in certain tenements in New York, roaches still slip through the cracks in the wall and will never go away because some things will always remain the same.

The goal in those sports is to score points using a ball.

The goal in boxing is to score points by causing as much noticeable damage as possible. The ultimate aim is to render someone unconcious.

[marbleheadmaui]

Boxing has been around for more than 2000 years and since the Marquis of Queens bury rules went into effect, we have had more reforms and safety regulations attached to boxing than any other sport. No one has counted all the injuries and fatalities of rugby or American football have they? Do you hear a corner-man in a boxing match say go out and break his legs? We have heard of Doctors trying to abolish boxing and yet the MMA is really popular even though people are hit when they are down. It will be a few years but they will surpass boxing injuries as though boxing were a Sunday School event. Think about it, boxing is no longer mayhem. It is a bonafied sport. I never could see the point of hitting a man when he's down. Yes there are fatalities but these men had a choice but considering all those years, boxing is well run in this area but as it was put in certain tenements in New York, roaches still slip through the cracks in the wall and will never go away because some things will always remain the same.

The goal in those sports is to score points using a ball.

The goal in boxing is to score points by causing as much noticeable damage as possible. The ultimate aim is to render someone unconcious.

Bingo.