Peter Mcneely Punch drunk and brain damaged

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  1. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Peter McNeeley came from a middle class family and I believe had a college degree. He should have retired after the Tyson fight, made do with what money he had and gotten into another career. Sad things ended up the way they did.
     
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  2. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That is the case on most occasions, Ali is still mentality okay.
     
  3. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    Near the end of McNeeley's career he took pretty bad beatings. The only reason he stopped fighting was because offers stopped coming in. He was basically coming in untrained and taking severe punishment the last few years of his career.
     
  4. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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  5. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not surprising. He wasn't just a bad boxer he was also an alcoholic
     
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  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Not now. It says 8 yrs ago.
     
  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Recently saw a video of all Roy's ko losses and it was horrifying. He just wasn't stopped he was knocked out COLD several times by less than big hitters. Didn't he have somebody who cared enough to stop him? He probably should have had his license pulled, I believe it was that bad