Boxer deaths leave Damaged goods.....

Boom Boom mancini was never the same, still haunted by it to this day. Even recently Al Seeger seems to be pretty messed up by it: "I feel absolutely horrible," Seeger said in Savannah. "I keep praying that his family has what they need to get through this. "It's really taken all the juice out of boxing for me. All of a sudden, boxing is a flavorless thing." Seeger stopped the 24-year-old Flores 50 seconds before the end of round eight of a scheduled 12-round fight after landing a series of punches to his opponent's head. Just before the fight, the Savannah native was leaving the restroom at the plush Anatole Hotel just as Flores and his brother, smiling and laughing, entered the room. "In the brief moment I encountered him, I could tell he was a good guy," said Seeger, 29. "That's what makes it so tough. I had a vision of him smiling and laughing, and I had that last vision of him with his eyes closed." "I stayed in contact with Flores' brother," Seeger said. "When I'd hear about (the fighter's) condition, I kept praying for a miracle... There are moments in life that change you. When I realized (Flores) was seriously hurt, something changed inside me." I can't even start to think about being in his shoes.... to do what you love and grew up loving, and by doing so living with someone dying because of harm you did........:( But I guess that's part of the WARRIOR MENTALITY that boxers have to have... you gotta be willing to leave it all in the ring.

i dont think you recover mentally from being responsible for someone's death unless you're a cold hearted bitch I could see how someone can continue successfully fighting after having this happen to them, I think it really has to do with the circumstances and the maturity of the individual. But then again I don't think that it is something they will ever forget.

I remember Ruelas was not the same, and as of late "matador" Chavez has not been the same either after leavander's death, but I see Montiel doing great, I guess it really depends on the fighter.... But do you guys think that WHEN this happens in a fighters career matters? I think that since this has happened really early in Omar's pro career, it will really affect his true potential. I remember Ruelas saying that he never hit fighters as hard as he could again after jimmy garcia died.

if you're dead, you're not "damaged" - you're dead Obviously didn't read the thread...

i dont think you recover mentally from being responsible for someone's death unless you're a cold hearted bitch