Willie Limond

RIP.

 

RIP ..

 

Real old school, throw back fighter. Tough as old boots. RIP

 

Crazy,

Still remember him exposing khans shaky whiskers.

 

If you watch it khan gets up at 8 then goes down again to spring off the ground and jump up again..very weird. I thought I'd won the bet at that point.

 

Yup, then claims he had been pushed the numpty.

 

I had to log back on here after a few years, when I heard the news but didn’t have the heart to post or send anything.


First off.

He used to post here; I think using "his brother" as a hand puppet. So dont think he is just boxrec number 014897. he was a real lad who talked to us because he was one of us.


Secondly on a personal note, one of my fondest memories of those days on ESB was when 'our Wullie' got the Morales fight. It was like the techy lad from your Sunday league team dropping in the chat that he has been selected to play in the world cup. amazing times, War hats all round.

but now as the years go on you hear that a man was fighting at 45years of age. And in wars. Why was he still fighting?

Then to hear or know about a tragedy like this you sort of become numb to it. Why, as has been said. Why do I watch this sport? Why do I even enjoy this sport? Do I or many of us just watch because we know enough about it that we slip back into comfy battered shoes because we see it as some form of entertainment. How Is a man not being protected? Where were the scans.

The BBBofC allowed a professional fighter under their watch to almost be put into a fight. There are guys in suits down in Kensington huffing a sigh of relief that he wasn’t in a ring or in trunks when it happened…but what would of happened then? The Board Shouldn’t be feeling foolish, they should be feeling ****ing responsible.

It is their job.

What is sadder still. The flow of the sport and the attention is going to be minimal to just circumstantial I know it will be palmed off as “well it was a domestic accident”, “not a boxing tragedy”, “protect yourself at all time”, “every man has a choice to live their life”, “RIP mate. Anyone see Haney-Garcia”.

last thing. Kind of upset at how low key this has been. This thread should be slammed full of responses to kick start support for post career boxers and for better provisions.

 

I wish I could 'like' the above post a hundred times. The thing is, though, that this isn't a cut and dried case. Willie didn't die in the ring and we'll have to wait until the inquest to find out what happened. It might have been boxing-related and it might not. Right now we don't know, and I don't think it's fair to criticise the Board for what happened.

What they do need criticism for, as does everyone involved, is allowing a 45 year old to box again, particularly after the career he had. I'm not necessarily in favour of an upper age limit but Willie should never have been in training again.

 

It's almost too grim to take on. Especially given the kids who've lost their dad. At times I question why I follow this sport, because I know how murky it is and that the people who sometimes pay the ultimate price are rarely those that are making the money from it.

 

And therein lies the problem. The reason I'm against arbitary limits is that some boxers could carry on until they're 50, have 400 fights and hardly get touched (Peter Buckley being the most obvious example) whereas Graham Earl was shot before he was 30. Again, though, after-care is a massive failing throughout the sport. They only have to have played one match and the PFA will help an ex-footballer but boxing does nothing. It's as though there's a refusal to accept the dangers.

 

Because despite the Premier and its cash generation, much of the money goes to the leagues first and finds its way to the PFA, the players themselves as a by-product and the clubs last. Professional boxing has no formal organisation beyond 'sanctioning' which is little more than a cartel. In this day and age I'm surprised it's allowed.

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/boxing/gallery/willie-limond-funeral-32695202

 

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sp...ottish-boxing-legends-coffin-partick-thistle/

 

Jim Watt looks better than Scott Harrison. Nice send off for a good fighter who gave his all. Wish his family well.