Peter Mcneely Punch drunk and brain damaged

Nah. His voice is scratchy and he's got what I have -which is a severe Boston accent!

There is some slurring, but that ain't punch drunk. Peter has always been a character and hasn't changed that much. He doesn't strike me as damaged -he's actually pretty eloquent there. How many guys do you know who use words like "immersed" and "convey" and "vocation"--? Good recall, same humor he always had had, and hell, he even pronounced "memorabilia" better than most under the lights.

 

McNeeley's better than I expected. Has a decent vocabulary, sentences make sense. He just slurs pretty badly, sounding like an old man. Seems likable.

 

Also why posters who post **** like I hope he really damages this guy need to put a bit more thought into what they are saying.

 

Once at a doctor when still boxing I asked him what it meant when hit everything going black with stars shooting all over and he told me what I was seeing was brain cells dying, and unlike other cells they aren't replaced. I never much cared for getting hit to the head, liked it less after hearing this.

 

This was the guy who came out with the pre fight quote of all time.. re Michelle Tyson "Im gonna wrap him in a cocoon of horror"....ho ho....priceless.

 

McNeeley took punches flush, unlike Duran who had excellent head movement to take the sting off shots, plus McNeeley's reported lifestyle isnt conducive to good health .But always a shame to see a man reduced to this.

 

I see no humour in his situation.:huh

 

I didn't really care for the guy but give him credit, for going in there and trying to make something happen, he was swinging, but very limited in ability..

His dumb**** manager screwed him, by getting in the ring, resulting in immediate disqualification..

He at least got a huge payday and cashed out before he quit...

 

His effort against Tyson is far better than Bruce Seldon's against Tyson. He came to fight, not lay down at a punch that didnt' connect.

 

Mcneeley reportedly recieved $500-800k for fighting Tyson.

He was seen smoking cigars with his mates and drinking beer in a swimming pool minutes after the fight.

As for the brain damage thing, i guess its genetics. Some guys can take punishment and still be fine and some guys cant.

Mcneeley wasnt exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer to begin with. (See pre Tyson fight interview)

 

I always say that

The two 'bums' Tyson fought post prison, Mcneeley and Mathis, put up more effort than the two 'champions' in Bruno and Seldon.

Seldon is a ****ing disgrace.

 

Now there is another great example.

 

I have this notion that lean guys are more susceptible. So going upwards of your natural weightclass, even while facing bigger punchers, could slow it down. I have no idea if this has any basis in reality.

Even with heavyweights. I somehow feel like Old Foreman could take thrice the punishment of Wladimir Klitschko and be less punchy.

 

A good chin is a god given gift. If anything the boxing commissions need to get stricter with the medical and licensing part of things

 

I think most of the potential brain damage happens in the gym; fights are just the tip of the iceberg. For instance, guys like Hearns, Bowe, Toney, Frazier and Meldrick Taylor were known for their gym war activities, and their health went bad. Ali allowed himself to get beat up in sparring and exhibitions all the time, to learn to deal with pain. But he paid a high price for it.

Then there's guys like Hopkins, Jones, Foreman and others who only seem to work on certain things during sparring, and take rest between fights. They seem to be fine.

But I think McNeely falls in the former category, who probably was in gym wars since middle school.

It's been a few moons since I saw it, but I thought Bruno put up as much of a fight as he could, given the psychological burden of their disastrous previous fight and his messed up eye from the previous McCall bout.