Boxer dies from brain injury from fight.

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Brain damage is the whole idea with boxing, or any combat-type sport. It's how you win. That is exactly why it shouldn't be permitted. And, our acceptance of it is likely behind the increase in violence we're seeing.
 
They beat each others brains out in hopes of a HUGE paycheck. Provided by the spectators through ticket sales/pay-per-view, purchases . Not really too much different than football when ya think about it.

I think we are a competitive species , when we cannot do [it] ourselves, we enjoy watching others, that can.
 

I remember watching the fight on TV with my dad back in 1961 or 1962 when Benny "The Kid" Paret was beaten by Emile Griffith. The fight was stopped in the 12th round after Griffith cornered his opponent and kept beating him in the head. Why the ref didn't stop it sooner, we didn't know because Dad and I both knew that Paret was already knocked out. Ten days later, he died.

 
oldman said:
I remember watching the fight on TV with my dad back in 1961 or 1962 when Benny "The Kid" Paret was beaten by Emile Griffith. The fight was stopped in the 12th round after Griffith cornered his opponent and kept beating him in the head. Why the ref didn't stop it sooner, we didn't know because Dad and I both knew that Paret was already knocked out. Ten days later, he died.
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I too remember that one

Whoa

Dad and I watched boxing every week, especially when the welterweights were fighting, as that was his weight class
He talked about that one for a long time
 
I also remember the "Gillette Cavalcade of Sports" on Friday nights when they presented the boxing matches. I was able to watch some pretty good heavyweights, which always impressed a little boy like I was. I think it came on right after Dragnet and Dad would let me stay up with him and watch the fight. He would sip on his beer and me on my Coke. Mom would either make a homemade pizza or cut up some baloney and cheese served with Ritz crackers and pimento dip. She would sit with us and find the boxer she wanted to root for by who was the best looking. Oh, wow, what memories.
 
Gary O' said:
I too remember that one

Whoa

Dad and I watched boxing every week, especially when the welterweights were fighting, as that was his weight class
He talked about that one for a long time
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Welterweights? The very best fight that I was able to watch on TV was between Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran. OMG!!! What a fight.
"The Brawl In Montreal."
 
oldman said:
I also remember the "Gillette Cavalcade of Sports" on Friday nights when they presented the boxing matches. I was able to watch some pretty good heavyweights, which always impressed a little boy like I was. I think it came on right after Dragnet and Dad would let me stay up with him and watch the fight. He would sip on his beer and me on my Coke. Mom would either make a homemade pizza or cut up some baloney and cheese served with Ritz crackers and pimento dip. She would sit with us and find the boxer she wanted to root for by who was the best looking. Oh, wow, what memories.
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I remember those too. My dad would watch them with our neighbor "Herbie". Sometimes I'd get to stay up and watch, but usually I had to go to bed. I'd lay in bed and listen. Everytime someone would land a good punch Herbie would go OOOOOOWWWWW! real loud.

Then in between the rounds I'd listen to the Gillette Blue Blade commercials.

My favorite boxer was Archie Moore. The Mongoose. That was what they called him. He was really good at the light Heavyweight division.
 
Do YOU"LL remember when Boom Boom Mancina ( sp) Killed the Korean boxer?
He had beaten the Korean boxer senseless-apparently the brain injury made the Korean invulnerable to pain (?) He began a furious assault
in the last two rounds, then Boom Boom knocked him down, when the Korean hit the canvass he was a dead man-well he died later hospital,
but he darn sure looked dead to me in the ring. (1970's, 80"s??? Wide World of Sports???)
 
I'm crippled with back pain. I'm in a wheelchair. Unfortunately, I didn't have a choice in the matter, it was determined from birth. The reason I mention that is, I know pain and discomfort. So when I see these young kids beating the hell out of each other for fun and profit, I know what's coming down the pike for them, when they start getting old. I wish they wouldn't fight. What little they get now, is nowhere the price they are going to pay.
 
jerry r. garner said:
Do YOU"LL remember when Boom Boom Mancina ( sp) Killed the Korean boxer?
He had beaten the Korean boxer senseless-apparently the brain injury made the Korean invulnerable to pain (?) He began a furious assault
in the last two rounds, then Boom Boom knocked him down, when the Korean hit the canvass he was a dead man-well he died later hospital,
but he darn sure looked dead to me in the ring. (1970's, 80"s??? Wide World of Sports???)
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1982.....
 
rgp said:
They beat each others brains out in hopes of a HUGE paycheck. Provided by the spectators through ticket sales/pay-per-view, purchases . Not really too much different than football when ya think about it.

I think we are a competitive species , when we cannot do [it] ourselves, we enjoy watching others, that can.
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"Not much different than football." That's what boxing fans say when they want nothing to do with the truth because the truth will spoil their entertainment.
I worked with an engineer who said "The first thing I do when I get home is suck down a 6-pack of suds."
I said, "Isn't 6 cans of beer too much?"
"Oh, no," he said. "Beer's good for you."
 
win231 said:
"Not much different than football." That's what boxing fans say when they want nothing to do with the truth because the truth will spoil their entertainment.
I worked with an engineer who said "The first thing I do when I get home is suck down a 6-pack of suds."
I said, "Isn't 6 cans of beer too much?"
"Oh, no," he said. "Beer's good for you."
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I don't know what the beer has to do with anything but.............

They [boxing/football] are the same due to the fact that they are both violent sports , and are 'there' for entertainment to the people that watch either. And the participants , participate hoping for glory & a big paycheck.
 
If you think it's brutal now, check out how it was 100 years ago. And yet both lived to ripe old ages. Willard to 86 and Dempsey to 87.

 
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rgp said:
They [boxing/football] are the same due to the fact that they are both violent sports , and are 'there' for entertainment to the people that watch either. And the participants , participate hoping for glory & a big paycheck.
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Not for or against, but Golden Gloves took a lot of kids off the street during my abbreviated tenure.
Including my son in law.
...and created some good times with my dad and me....from very early on.

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Don't know about now, but boxing, the fight game, had a place back then
A good place
 
Like I said, I feel like I was back in Roman times, watching people in the arena fight and die for my pleasure. But, the fight scene is always the poster child for corruption, with the fix is in.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
But, the fight scene is always the poster child for corruption, with the fix is in.
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Oh it's really convoluted now
So many 'champions'
The WBO, WBC, WBA.....
Not worth watching

My son in law is pretty high in the fight game
One of the very few who ranks boxers
It's not as corrupt as the media portrays
...but, yeah, it is...in places
 
Gary O' said:
Not for or against, but Golden Gloves took a lot of kids off the street during my abbreviated tenure.
Including my son in law.
...and created some good times with my dad and me....from very early on.

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Don't know about now, but boxing, the fight game, had a place back then
A good place
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I boxed G/glove for a few years myself. My [our] coach used it to teach discipline, order, respect.....allot of things above boxing.
 
Trade said:
If you think it's brutal now, check out how it was 100 years ago. And yet both lived to ripe old ages. Willard to 86 and Dempsey to 87.

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In those days , the gloves were so light , [minimal padding] they did allot of damage. Then there were the bare-knuckle dudes.....Ouch !
 
rgp said:
My [our] coach used it to teach discipline, order, respect.....allot of things above boxing
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That's what I'm saying
The St Johns area of Portland was not a good place to grow up
Not even a good place to just be
Golden gloves, the gym, was wunna the few 'good' places

Well stated
 
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