UK Neuro Surgen 1995: "I see no reason why McLellan shouldn't make a full recovery".

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  1. RICKY BALBOA

    RICKY BALBOA Member Full Member

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    Back in May 1995, three months after the Benn/McLellan fight, British Neuro Surgen John Sutcliffe who was treating McLellan said; "I see no reason why he shouldn't make a full recovery".

    Complications only started when McLellan was flown on a medical airbus to the US at the request of McLellan's family.

    Had his family not been so eager to fly him back home, the G-Man could well have been in good health.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpzavCLzt48&feature=endscreen

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  2. lewishamboy

    lewishamboy Styles Impetuous Full Member

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    That 'fight of their lives' documentary was great, heartbreaking but great. Did they advise against Mclellan flying home at the time?
     
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  3. anj

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    Thanks for the knowledge, God forbid it happens to us or anyone we know, extra caution will be taken.

    However, I don't feel this is worth a discussion as all that will come out of it is 'AHHH DAMN, IF ONLY THIS, IF ONLY THAT'.

    This is how fate had turned out. You can't blame ignorance of this kind on anybody.
     
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  4. RICKY BALBOA

    RICKY BALBOA Member Full Member

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    I think so but I'm not sure - it certainly came across that way in the documentary and also the way Buncey is talking about it.

    Nigel Benn went through hell after what happened to McLellan and it transpires that McLellan was on the mend before he was flown home.

    It's fair to say that in some cases the medical profession get things wrong, but I would suggest that no-one should ever go against the wishes of a brain surgeon.
     
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  5. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    i've heard theories that the actual brain damage came from the 2 fights he had with julian jackson (obviously G man won but jackson got some hard hits in), benn was just the guy the "pop" it.
     
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  6. Espin88

    Espin88 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They were both huge punchers, probably a combination of both, look at all the big punchers Ali fought also.
     
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  7. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    http://slumz.boxden.com/f353/tales-...-damaged-goods-prior-nigel-benn-bout-1271061/

    tarick salmaci, a good kronk welter and got into one of the contender series though shopworn and injury hampered. but says the stuff below....

    pretty disturbing
     
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  8. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    It's all true - even Duncey said it on radio.

    Nigel Benn didn't damage Gerald McClellan; the McClellan family damaged Gerald McClellan.

    It was probably down to Lisa McClellan, as she's the most angry and screwed up one.
     
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  9. The13thRound

    The13thRound Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It does sound like a case of, ENGLAND SUCKS the doctors don't know what they are doing lets get him back to good ol USA.
    It's that age old stereotype Americans have about England when the truth is we probably have amongst the best doctors in the world.
    And don't get me started on food our food is leaps and bounds better than the trash you all eat.

    A grave grave sad mistake.
     
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  10. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    Maybe saving cost perhaps, in exchange for the priceless chance of Gerald making a recovery.
     
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  11. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    I think the truth of the matter is that there is more we don't know about the human brain than what we do know. Roughly 100 billion cells in complex arrangements that we can't even guess about.
     
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  12. recycling

    recycling Active Member Full Member

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    Glass chins increase chance to get whatever he got
     
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