*** The official cutmen thread ***

That was Doctor Richard Lucey, who Roy did point the finger at. It was probably his own fault for having selected him, as Lucey is not an experienced corner worker but a family physician practicing in Pensacola (Roy's hometown). My guess is Roy just hired his doc as a favor...and then turned around and scapegoated him.

 

Wow, yeah. Williamson sure did seem to be waving a magic wand there. Flawless work.

Especially interesting in light of Lederman's revelation that the British only use 1:1000 ephinephrine and not the Avitene favored Stateside. :think



Lampley had some funny gaffes...

"It doesn't seem in danger of ending prematurely now, that's for sure..."
Eye of the hurricane, Jim! :rofl Give it about nine minutes...

"Williamson is not using the American available Avitene, using just the 1:100 adrenaline solution that they use in England..."
Steward then quickly and discreetly corrected him by clearly reiterating that it was 1:1000 as he launched into his own point...before Merchant cut him off, whining about a stimulating conversation. :roll:

 

Another example of an ATG rising to the challenge but having his best not be good enough is Holyfield-Rahman.

The legendary Miguel Diaz himself was working on the Rock, when a clash of heads with Holyfield inflated a party-size balloon on Rahman's. By the time the bell sounded to end the 7th, the lump was already huge and unwieldy (exacerbated by several hard crosses by the shrewd and merciless Evander). Diaz never had a chance. He gave it a shot, applying the cold compress firmly but without grinding - despite the smarting Hasim's protests, as long as he could...to no avail.

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That must truly be the stuff of nightmares for these guys. Imagine how stressful it would be to have it be on you to deal with ^that^ in sixty seconds? Not to mention knowing a man's health and livelihood could be at stake...

 

Another astonishingly good job was done by Mick Williamson this past weekend in the British & Commonwealth super bantamweight title unification between Jason Booth and Jamie Arthur.

Arthur sustained cuts on both eyes (one from a legal blow and one from a clash of heads) and either one could have easily been fight-stopping under less skilled or experienced management. Instead, he came out to start each round looking fresh and with unimpaired vision and we were allowed to see an excellent scrap proceed to its natural conclusion.

It really does inspire awe to actually watch a master class like that unfold during the rest periods, and adds another element of drama to the pugilistic action.

 

Carlos had his work "cut out" for him tonight, as a headbutt opened up a horrific gash on Steve Forbes and caused him to lose a technical decision to Ionut Dan Ion (aka Jo Jo Dan).

It was a grisly horizontal slice that completely enveloped Forbes' eyebrow and prompted the physician to immediately rule that the action could not continue upon first inspection.

ESPN2 only showed a brief glimpse of Vargas working on it, but it was a tall order to get that cleaned up and under control (even without the time-sensitive pressure of preparing a fighter for the next round...after all, they still had to clear the ring for the main event and resume the First-Aid administration in the dressing room).

Even with maestro Vargas doing his best, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Steve had some permanent visible scarring from that.

Perils of the job.

 

Oh yeah - Bill Johnson also caught my attention tonight on the same card, tending to some epidermal havoc wreaked on Shamone Alvarez by Antonin Decarie. Despite a lot of blood, Alvarez was able to hang in there until the final bell and lose a UD thanks largely to Johnson's diligence.

Bill is the father of late boxer Leavander Johnson, and still works the corners of many Atlantic City based fighters in different capacities.

 

:good That is what you want in the position - composure & coolness under pressure, competence (maybe first and foremost, but not the only consideration), and passionately compassionate interest in a fighter's best interests. That means health and safety, without erring on the side of accepting defeat at the first sight of any gore.