Maxim Dadashev dies from injuries sustained

So be it. Plenty of fighters do that already, so what's new?

 

Have you ever heard of anyone dying of head injuries during sparring?

 

So what? A pillow fight is even safer than amateurish boxing, but the problem is both are boring so no one will watch it. We need to keep professional boxing entertaining while making it safer.

And sparring can be very dangerous: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...s/news-story/258aa1bd5e7d7823d3ddb102310f1dba

 

Again, with much sadness to Max this was a sad situation. May he rest in peace.

As for the debate on how to make boxing safer that's going on here. It's a good topic. But unless there is a massive change to pro boxing I dont think you can do much about it.

In the sport a highly trained man rams his closed fist into another mans skull as hard as possible. That is not healthy. It's dangerous. And it will always be dangerous.

 

WTF are you talking about man? In Sparring you're using 16 or 18 oz gloves + biggest headgear available (not like in amateurs basic headgear)...its's totally different thing.

 

I think McGirt should have asked differently. He should have asked him about his vision, and how he felt, maybe asked him what round it was, something, but ultimately Buddy did the right thing, despite asking him if he wanted to continue and despite Dadashev saying yes, Buddy still stopped that fight.

 

fighters really do risk their lives every time they step in the ring

 

Max might have said yes, but his mannerisms said "no".

McGirt there pleading with him to let him stop the fight is to me a disgrace.

"I"m stopping it Max!" That's all Buddy needed to say and then do.

I know that the Buddy stopped the fight anyways, but my point isn't about just this fight, its about trainers in general who let prolonged beatings continue when they know damn well there isn't any hope in letting the fight continue and the fighter is risking serious injury.

Very few fighters will take it upon themselves to outright throw the towel in.
I'm thinking back to Kotszya Tszyu vs Ricky Hatton and how members in boxing forums like this were calling Tszyu a quitter for now answering the bell for the final round or two.
I have great respect for what Tszyu said afterward when questioned about quitting, "I know my body, I know myself and where I was in the fight. I wont kid myself, it was time to stop."

I applauded Tszyu then while many called him gutless and a quitter

Eddie Futch threw in the towel and did'nt allow a blinded Joe Frazier to come out for the final round in the Thrilla in Manila.
Boxing is lacking in trainers like Futch.

All I'm asking is for trainers to fully have the health of their fighters at mind. Don't allow a fight to continue if your fighter is showing signs he isn't right or if he or she is just in a hopeless situation taking a beating.

 

Yes

 

Apparently Dadashev had a stroke during the fight and was in unbearable pain, but still kept going.

 

Where did you read that? I can't imagine Buddy McGirt would have allowed it to continue one second if there were actually signs of Maxim suffering a stroke.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mi...ic-boxer-maxim-dadashev-suffered-18780475.amp

 

OMFG Im enraged!