Serious Itauma question

He was not even knocked out. It was exhaustion. I have seen some cases of fighters having severe issues from exhaustion, like heart issues. But it wasn't from Hrgovic's punching.

 

After collapsing from extreme exhaustion and having the fight stopped at the end of the fifth round, Wlad Klitschko was completely spent and unable to properly stand or respond. Medical staff and officials attended to him in the ring, and because of grave concerns over his physical condition, he was taken out of the arena on a stretcher and rushed directly to a hospital trauma unit via ambulance.

He went on to have a long reign and 19 title wins in a row.

 

Did his brother not suffer with a heart attack?

 

Ezzard at a similar age recovered from the Lloyd Marshall beating. Think he took off a few years to find himself though.

 

What fight was that, Brewster?

 

David Haye had a similar experience when he was young and punched himself out against Carl Thompson. Like him or not, he turned out to do well after that fight.

 

Leaving the ring on a stretcher is almost always bad news.

Even 'Super' Brian Nielsen rolled out of the ring and walked off & he ended up on life support!

 

It was both. Hrgovic isn't a big puncher but he ain't featherfisted either. He hit Itauma on the chin, the plexus, the liver, all the sweet spots. Itauma was kinda tough ngl.

 

Yes. I checked the info and Wlad actually left the ring on his legs, being supported by Vitaly and Steward (which is quite strange given his condition in the corner). He was put on stretcher in the dressing room (as a safety precaution for transportation to the hospital).

 

Thanks

 

Yeah the stupid “Hrgovic diDN’T dO anYtHiNG tO hiM hE juST gOt tiReD!!” Excuses are pathetic at this point. Lol

Those snappy right hands definitely knocked the rest of the fight out of moses.

 

i didn't watch them load him onto the stretcher. did he climb on or he was still out and was rolled on there? correlation is not causation and i would suspect that there are more medical people around these days. more lawyers as well. more liability. i would posit that they are more careful with the talent than they used to be and that might have played a role in the decision to carry him out or not?

how about drama and selling the event?

alternatively, he was ****ed up and need to be carried. which is contrary to what we would hope for him and his.