Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions

I don't want to be the bearer of this news, but I just saw this article from Ring,

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Colombian boxer Luis Quinones died Friday, five days after was knocked out in the eighth and final round of a bout in Barranquilla.

The junior welterweight boxer was 25 years old.

https://www.ringtv.com/644774-colombian-boxer-luis-quinones-dies-after-five-days-in-coma/

Sad to hear this kind of news specially for boxing fans. He is still young and who knows maybe he can become a champion in the future.

And it just show how brutal this sports is and every time this boxer fights, their lives is on the line For sure the one that knock him out Jose Munoz will be affected for the rest of his life and I have a feeling that he might quit boxing for good because of this unfortunate incident.

Accident happens in the ring, sadly this case is one of it. I feel sorry to the boxer who caused the death of his fellow boxer since, as you said, it will affect his life and career. Hopefully, Munoz can move on from this incident.

All boxers know that when they enter the ring, they have one foot in the grave. It is a brutal sport. That is why they have licenses, not just because their hands are lethal weapons, but also to make sure they are fit to enter the ring. I do not think Munoz should blame himself for the death of his opponent. It could have easily happened to him also. Conditioning is very important in this sport since a knockout could also mean your death. Without proper conditioning, the body cannot endure all that blows to the body and the head.

So I try to research about deaths of boxer inside the ring,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_due_to_injuries_sustained_in_boxing

And i guess this is what the rounds was readjusted in the 80's. Before boxers fought at 15 brutal rounds but was reduced to the standard that we are using today at 12 rounds.

The infamous fight that comes to my mind is Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim who collapsed in the ring and die. Then after several months the one that referee the fight committed suicide and so is Kim's mother. And it still haunts Mancini up to this day.