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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: big L dawg on November 25, 2009, 08:06:00 AM
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ON HIS FIRST TRIP to Philadelphia, Francisco Rodriguez did what a lot of tourists do: He headed to the Art Museum for a photo at the Rocky statue. What else would you expect of a professional boxer who, a few days later, would be fighting for a minor title at the Blue Horizon?
"He was happy. He said, 'When I get back to Chicago, I'm going to tell everybody, 'I saw the Rocky statue!' " recalled Benny Baez, a Philly resident and former fighter who had been hired as a temporary addition to Rodriguez' corner team.
The 25-year-old Rodriguez, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, known as "Paco" to friends and family, will never get to share that experience. Rodriguez was removed from life support at around 8:30 last night, according to his older brother and manager, Alex.
Rodriguez was injured during a 10th-round knockout loss to North Philly's Teon Kennedy on Friday night in a matchup for the vacant USBA super bantamweight championship.
A minute or so after Rodriguez (14-3-1, 8 KOs) was helped onto his stool following the stoppage in the scheduled 12-round bout, his body went limp and his breathing became labored. Ring physicians and EMS personnel frantically administered to him before he was removed from the ring on a stretcher and transported to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure for a brain bleed.
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12 rounds is dangerous. People neglect that.
Smaller gloves and 5 rounds would result in ALOT less punishment to the brain.
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I am sure some freaking Lobbyist group will be calling for a BAN of Boxing now...
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I am sure some freaking Lobbyist group will be calling for a BAN of Boxing now...
it is a rather strange "sport" - punching each other for a title - but then look at bodybuilding
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I am sure some freaking Lobbyist group will be calling for a BAN of Boxing now...
you should have heard the fucking argument about MMA in sweden, It was so retarded I cant even think about it without wanting to kill.
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Well, taking shots to the head for 10+ rounds several times a year are never a good thing. (I am sure there were other contributions as well)
Always better to have a more "elusive" style / good reflexes than taking them Rocky-style.
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you should have heard the fucking argument about MMA in sweden, It was so retarded I cant even think about it without wanting to kill.
what was it?
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ON HIS FIRST TRIP to Philadelphia, Francisco Rodriguez did what a lot of tourists do: He headed to the Art Museum for a photo at the Rocky statue. What else would you expect of a professional boxer who, a few days later, would be fighting for a minor title at the Blue Horizon?
"He was happy. He said, 'When I get back to Chicago, I'm going to tell everybody, 'I saw the Rocky statue!' " recalled Benny Baez, a Philly resident and former fighter who had been hired as a temporary addition to Rodriguez' corner team.
The 25-year-old Rodriguez, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, known as "Paco" to friends and family, will never get to share that experience. Rodriguez was removed from life support at around 8:30 last night, according to his older brother and manager, Alex.
Rodriguez was injured during a 10th-round knockout loss to North Philly's Teon Kennedy on Friday night in a matchup for the vacant USBA super bantamweight championship.
A minute or so after Rodriguez (14-3-1, 8 KOs) was helped onto his stool following the stoppage in the scheduled 12-round bout, his body went limp and his breathing became labored. Ring physicians and EMS personnel frantically administered to him before he was removed from the ring on a stretcher and transported to Hahnemann University Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure for a brain bleed.
Is that all you think about is fighting?
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12 rounds is dangerous. People neglect that.
Smaller gloves and 5 rounds would result in ALOT less punishment to the brain.
X2 look at Ali now after all those years of "rope a dope" taking punches...
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Is that all you think about is fighting?
nah pussy and money also....
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X2 look at Ali now after all those years of "rope a dope" taking punches...
Are you implying that guys like 'Muhammad Ali' are not 'all there' ??
:D
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Are you implying that guys like 'Muhammad Ali' are not 'all there' ??
:D
He could be a little "off" at the moment
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He's boxing with Jesus now.
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He could be a little "off" at the moment
'off' as in, doesn't know who he is, or where he is ?!
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'off' as in, doesn't know who he is, or where he is ?!
Trying to contact Ali right now for that answer, he may not understand what we are talking about but I'll try 8)