Nick Blackwell awake from coma

Russell · Dec 24, 2016

Plenty of fighters have made awful decisions, not being able to walk away and tempting fate. Sometimes it's fighting at an extended age, or years after their physical prime. Most don't pay for it. Some, like Greg Page and Nick Blackwell, do pay for it.

aaalbert · Dec 24, 2016

DoubleJab666 said: ↑

Although I cannot understand what made him lace up and box again, it's very easy to sit in judgement. Blackwell lived for boxing and then something happened entirely out of his control and in less than 30 minutes the every thing which defined his life was ripped from him. One click of fate's fingers and it's 'Sorry Nick, you're no longer a boxer...'

Well he had a moment of weakness; maybe he just wanted the buzz of boxing one more time? It's certainly the case he hadn't come to terms with not being able to fight again and he took the risk to put himself back in a place which defined him as a person, where he felt most alive - the boxing ring.

An incredibly selfish and dangerous thing to do which also placed his opponent and those who witnessed it in an awful position. But jeez, take a moment to think how any young man would feel when the direction of their life had been so dramatically altered through no fault of their own.

It's also entirely possible the impact of his original injuries have affected his personality and reasoning. Who knows? But it's very easy to judge when you're not in possession of all the facts. Most here seem to get it though...
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Couldn't of said it better myself and thought the same thing. We don't know what this young man was thinking and yeah, maybe he did change from his first injury but come on guys, let's just be happy he's ok for now. Imagine how his family and friends feel...

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