Tommy Hearns placed under guardianship

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Hearns actually lives not too far from me, a 25 or 35 minute drive.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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  3. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Really sad. First Marlon, now Tommy.
     
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  4. SwarmingSlugger

    SwarmingSlugger Active Member Full Member

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    Unfortunately often being a bad ass comes with a price.
     
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  5. Ike

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    It's sad to see Tommy like this, it's hard to say anything else.
     
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  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Pugilistic dementia. Some boxers manage to avoid it. Archie Moore was in his 80s when he passed and showed no signs of dementia outside of the slowing down that comes with aging. Jake LaMotta had dementia, but he was so old at 95, it's hard to say if his dementia came from old age or boxing.
     
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    grantsorenson Active Member Full Member

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    Sad to see. He is 67 years of age and seems to have pretty advanced dementia.
     
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  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Is that Marlon Starling?
    Has he health issues too.?
     
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  9. nyterpfan

    nyterpfan Active Member Full Member

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    Heartbreaking to see Tommy Hearns in this condition. The "Hit Man" along with "Smokin Joe" Frazier are my two all time favorite boxers! (I hope Tommy is as well cared for as possible for however many years he has going forward on this Earth.)
     
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