woman boxer dies in ring

Post by **Murphdogg** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:27 am

http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/3515424 whenever a Boxer dies I always question myself as to why I still watch the sport.

YouTube · Post by **bingolong** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:47 am

Murphdogg,
The first thing that comes to mind is Million Dollar baby......

Post by **Murphdogg** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:32 pm

bingolong,I haven't seen that movie yet, but I'll never forget watching the Ray Boom Boom Mancini fight where du ku Kim died in the ring.

Post by **JTF** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:41 pm

Murphdogg,

http://www.womenboxing.com/ali.htm - Ali & Frazier on women boxing...'

Post by **Appaloosa** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:40 am

JTF,
that's interesting

Post by **bcddjjsc690** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:45 pm

bingolong, I didn't see this yet EITHER , but thanks for blowing that Oscar winning surprise ending for me...

I guess now I can wait till it becomes Movie of the Week.

Post by **Murphdogg** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:30 am

bcddjjsc690, haha, i hadn't seen the movie either, for me it wasn't so much a issue as a woman boxer dying, but a boxer dying period..as a life long fight fan, it makes me question myself

Post by **bcddjjsc690** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:12 pm

Murphdogg, I remember watching the the Mancini fight years ago,it was on CBS in CT. and Tim Ryan was doing the call.
Duk Koo Kim had a straight left jab , and had been scoring well with it all fight, Mancini's face was badly bruised, and in no way was it a loopsided affair..I'd say it was even right up to point when the Korean got caught with a 3 punch combo that ended the fight ..and sadly he died 5 days later .I think most fights were still 15 rounds then,{this one was stopped in the 14th }, so it an effort for safety fights were reduced to 10 -12 rounds.But fighters do so at there own free will, if a fighter dies/or get badly injured due to negligence on the refs part , that's the worst . If you tried to outlaw boxing . it would only result in the sport continuing underground,and the fighters would be getting arrested and hurt badly more often.

http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/3515424 - link,Woman Boxer dies '