Death's in the ring?

burroughs · Post by **burroughs** » 25 May 2004, 14:33

Does anyone know how many boxers died in the ring, or soon after due to a fight?[/b]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 25 May 2004, 15:00

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 25 May 2004, 15:01

delisa · Post by **delisa** » 25 May 2004, 16:36

my list has about 1100 deaths from 1741 to date

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 25 May 2004, 20:25

oh SHit I forgot about those other 1098 ! My Bad !

burroughs · Post by **burroughs** » 26 May 2004, 15:42

That's way more than I thought, but i guess there were some nasty bare kunckle fights. Thanks.

delisa · Post by **delisa** » 26 May 2004, 17:32

actually -- many more people are killed with gloves -- bareknucklers would hurt their hands before they killed you.

Those 6-oz Everlasts and Sol Levin's allow you to punch much harder. One of the reasons why john L Sullivan preferred glove contests.

burroughs · Post by **burroughs** » 26 May 2004, 21:31

i just saw the dempsey vs. jess willard fight and that man barely made it to his next day. I'm new to watching boxing so I was surprised to see how knock downs used to take place. as soon as the man gets off the canvas you're allowed to continue the onslaught of punches. Doesn't really seem fair that you're still half bent over and someone is drilling you again. Anyway that's just what I think.

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