Mesi out with shoulder injury! A shoulder muscle tear has forced Baby Joe Mesi to withdraw from his April 4th fight against Terry Hurricane Smith, headlining an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights pro boxing show, at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Mesi is under doctors orders to rest his injured shoulder for three to four weeks. Joe suffered a posterior and interior labral tear. The labrum is a cuff of cartilage, or thick tissue, in the shoulder joint that forms a cup for the end of the arm bone (humerus) to move within, allowing for a very wide range of movements. An injury like this restricts a boxer from throwing an effective punch with proper movement or without pain. Joe is terribly disappointed, Mesis father/advisor Jack Mesi reported. His promoter, Jimmy Burchfield, positioned Joe back on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, which is the plateau we hoped Joe would reach at this stage. This is just a temporary setback, thats all. Joe will continue training to stay in good shape and keep his weight down, but he cant do anything that involves using his shoulder. Hes still running and exercising. In three weeks hell be reevaluated and once the doctor clears him, Joe wants to get back in the ring as soon as possible. I was sort of looking foward to this fight. For Espn, this was a decent scrap.
Hmmm. . . This is unfortunate for Mesi. This could result in another prolonged layoff that can only be detrimental to his career. Just when I was hoping he and James Toney would lock horns too. . .
Good! A shoulder injury would be better and acceptable than getting a permanent brain dammage. :yep :good
Of course . . . I don't know the guy personally . . . but I sure doesn't want to see anybody get killed or paralized because of fighting.
And people complain about Vitali's injuries. How long was Mesi inactive after Jirov bounced him around the ring, again?
