Denis Boytsov recovery?

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  1. daverobin

    daverobin Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Does anybody know about denis boytsov recovery ?
     
  2. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Always wondering how he was doing. He was a great HW prospect who's potential was ruined by alcoholism. Great combination puncher in his earlier days.
     
  3. kk17

    kk17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    not good
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  4. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    God, that's terrible. Never knew he was in such a condition.
     
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  5. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    Yeah it's ****ed up.... apparently he got hit on the head somewhere in Germany on a subway.
     
  6. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes he was attacked by some guys late in night ( I believe on the same day as Floyd vs Manny) and he suffered some serious neurological problems. I read somewhere he had gotten better, but from the video above sadly he isn't. Horrible just incredibly horrible.
     
  7. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He got mugged at a train station and left for dead. Serious brain trauma.
     
  8. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    Unbelievable that you can be a top tier heavyweight and still get mugged and fkd up on a subway. Throws all of the self defense crap out of the window.
    They can strike you on back of your head with a tire iron and you would never even know it.
     
  9. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    What happened to the guy groves fought?
     
  10. LongJohn

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    F*** man that’s sad. Always enjoyed watching Boytsov. He’s worse than Mago...
     
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  11. splatter69

    splatter69 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holy crap at the way his head is caved in. That’s terrible. Can anyone translate this?
     
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  12. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Is it confirmed he was attacked? I always heard it was alcohol and a bad fall on a railway line.
     
  13. f1ght3rz

    f1ght3rz Ronaldoooo is crying in his caaaaaar Full Member

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    He wasn't attacked. German court ruled it an accident. He was intoxicated and fell on the tracks apparently. Not sure why so many people believe he was attacked.

    Sad. And horrible.
     
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  14. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Man, what a tragic story.

    Just show how life is such a delicate thing, appreciate every moment because stuff like this can happen to anyone.
     
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  15. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    He was attacked and left for dead. I remember reading the reports right after it happened.
     
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