Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted September 20, 2013 Pauline McLynn on "Father Figure", Ardal O'Hanlon on "London Irish", Doreen Keogh either alive or dead nobody knows, Graham Linehan as the biggest cunt Twitter has ever seen... seems like Dermot Morgan checked out at the right time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted September 20, 2013 The irony is that those dodgy decisions which otherwise have ended Ali's career in 1976 rather than 1981 may have contributed to Ali's health problems... In one of the many books of serious writing on Ali Joyce Carol Oates discusses the dubious benefits of his ability to take a punch and hang on to win a long fight. In fact, Ali's late-career rope-a-doping meant he shipped a lot of punches round the back of his head/top of his neck; the very place at which he was most likely to sustain damage to his brain's ability to communicate with and control his central nervous system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted October 23, 2013 Mexican boxer Francisco Leal dies thanks to brain injury sustained in bout last weekend. http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/250439.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted November 4, 2013 http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/11/3/5061500/mago-abdusalamov-in-coma-hbo-boxing-following-mike-perez-loss Mago Abdusalamov is in a medically-induced coma following his loss in an HBO televised fight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted November 4, 2013 The last two posts: It's almost as if being repeatedly punched in the skull is bad for your health or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted November 10, 2013 http://www.badleftho...mike-perez-loss Mago Abdusalamov is in a medically-induced coma following his loss in an HBO televised fight. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/comatose-boxer-life-support-stroke-article-1.1509904 Now on life support after suffering a stroke while in coma His family is having a vigil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted December 8, 2013 "Baby" Jake Matlala, the shortest ever world champion in any boxing division (4'10) has died at the age of 51. Creepily enough, he was apparently Nelson Mandela's favourite boxer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 8, 2013 "Baby" Jake Matlala, the shortest ever world champion in any boxing division (4'10) has died at the age of 51. Creepily enough, he was apparently Nelson Mandela's favourite boxer. Quite a left field sympathy death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 9, 2013 which must make Will Smith shit himself right now.. a bit like that pic of Seville, the ripper and Bruno imo.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 11, 2013 http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/boxing-reports-former-ibf-lightweight-champion-jauregui-brain-225625887--box.html Javier Jauregui brain dead, so only a matter of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted December 12, 2013 http://www.badleftho...mike-perez-loss Mago Abdusalamov is in a medically-induced coma following his loss in an HBO televised fight. http://www.nydailyne...ticle-1.1509904 Now on life support after suffering a stroke while in coma His family is having a vigil Abdusalamov is now out of his coma, and his condition is improving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted December 12, 2013 http://uk.eurosport....25887--box.html Javier Jauregui brain dead, so only a matter of time. Now out for the count. http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/265665.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 14, 2013 Round twelve, ie December, and they're dropping like flies. Ezra Sellers at 45 http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/remembering-thrilling-warrior-ezra-sellers-the-former-ibo-cruiserweight-champ-passes-away-at-age-45-233187 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted January 17, 2014 Jose Sulaiman, former WBC chief who managed to stand out as spectacularly corrupt even in the world of boxing, has died aged 82. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2014/01/16/boxing-wbc-president-jose-sulaiman-dies-at-82/4548055/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 25, 2014 Antonio Cermeno, two time WC, kidnapped and murdered in, yep, Venezuela... http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/ex-champ-cermeno-escapes-kidnappers-237690 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted March 22, 2014 Mickey Duff Pole-axed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted April 20, 2014 http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/rubin-hurricane-carter-dead-at-76/article18071079/?service=mobile Rubin Carter @76 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 20, 2014 Didn't Half Man Half Biscuit write a song about him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted April 20, 2014 Torn between "unsure if serious", " no, that was the Manics" and "try to find a link re Bob Dylan and a biscuit".... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 20, 2014 Didn't Half Man Half Biscuit write a song about him? Not that I'm aware of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 20, 2014 Oh sorry it was The Smiths yeah. "Tornado In a Tea Shop". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted April 20, 2014 Bob Dylan did a song about him. Its called ' '. Apologies for this shitty version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 20, 2014 Yeah that was it. I wasn't too far off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted April 20, 2014 In something of a career prime but 49 year old Bernard Hopkins is our kind of guy. Still taking massive blows to the head, going the distance and winning a worthwhile title (which doubtless means taking more massive blows into his fifties). S'cuse the cynicism but...DL 2034 may have him in first place, not that he'll know much about it. http://www.bbc.co.uk...boxing/27093417 Ironically, our man supports research into brain injuries in sport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/26049533 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted April 20, 2014 Bob Dylan did a song about him. Its called ' '. Apologies for this shitty version. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites