Very sad update on Donald Curry

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  1. exocet76

    exocet76 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hope the champ gets the help he needs. Legend.
     
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    You just click on the tweet, CJ. It takes you to a new tab and a string of tweets from his son.
     
  3. Turnip mk3

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    Hopefully the guys like Lewis fury and foreman could help a comrade out . Curry needs help I hope something can be done
     
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  4. C.J.

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    my old computer wont load the tweet its just a blank screen saying loading tweet
     
  5. GoldenHulk

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    Whatever happened to FIST, the organization that Gerry Cooney started to help retired fighters?
     
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    Its basically a story of how CTW and mental health have destroyed Curry.
    He is in jail again and his son wants help before he hurts himself or anyone else.
     
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    Thanks Hope & pray he gets the help he needs
     
  8. sweetsci

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    I wondered the same thing. Wasn’t Alex Ramos also involved with FIST?
     
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  9. Stevie G

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    I hope that Donald gets help.
     
  10. Titan1

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    I think Alex had his own organization. They helped Greg Page at one point.
     
  11. GoldenHulk

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    I'm not sure if he was involved.
     
  12. scartissue

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    FIST was doing good work for a spell. And they had an actual Board governing all activities until it was discovered that one of the board members raided the finances, which put them out of business.
     
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  13. GoldenHulk

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    That sucks!
     
  14. jabber74

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    It's true. Jake La Motta lived to be almost 100 and had over twice as many fights as Curry, who only had 40. Weird how it can effect some and not others.
     
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    Americans do not believe in "free" health care, so if you cannot afford to pay for a brain scan and evaluation, you won't get one.

    In the UK, you'd get some sort of attention and treatment anyway, on the NHS, even if you might have to wait a couple of months.