South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi in coma after scary incident in ring

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  1. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    That was a wild event to see happen. I still mostly blame a lot of the brain injures on weight cutting. We never see it this bad for guys this young at Heavyweight.
     
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  2. Serge

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    Really sad, especially after seeing the video the other day and assuming he was OK. Hope he pulls through.
     
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  3. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    Scary hope he recovers i saw it this morning
     
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  4. Presenting-Fight-Film

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    GET BETTER SIMIO:afro:
     
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  5. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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  6. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was hoping it was a temporary thing, but I guess not. Very sad. I didn't watch the fight but sounds like he wasn't taking a lot of punishment. Maybe a pre-existing condition like Gerald McClellan had that opened up during the bout.

    Hope he makes it.
     
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  7. rolzone

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    He didn’t
     
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  8. Masbox

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    He died unfortunately
     
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  9. ForemanJab

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    Sad to hear. Honestly, watching the footage for the first time it looked really suspicious. Something obviously went off in his brain after taking that jab.
     
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  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Damn! Rest in peace.
     
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  11. Serge

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    God that's awful. Judging from the brief bit of footage we saw there was nothing the ref could do either. He waved it off immediately as soon as he realized something was wrong. I assumed Simiso had recovered when I first saw the video and that he was OK now. But then yesterday we heard he was in a coma and then today we hear he's passed away :shakehead:

    RIP
     
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  12. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RIP warrior. I hate this.

    It also underscores that a lot of the dangers in boxing happen out of sight. Whether in sparring, prior fights, etc, there’s a lot of risk you can’t account for.
     
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  13. 941Jeremy

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    Damn I just thought he may have been badly concussed :( r.i.p.
     
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  14. PistonHondai

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    The guy celebrating his win after getting knocked down and seeing his opponent disoriented like that must feel like an idiot now that his opponent died.
     
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  15. Mike_b

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    Aw man, shukks.,.props to him for his fighting spirit. Hopefully he's doing some shadowboxing up there in the air where he isn't in pain. (R.i.p.) god love em.

    That was scarry and aloof btw
     
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