No I did not so thanks!! I love stuff like that.
I loved this bit:
His secret judgment on prospects was sought in private and he was seldom wrong; he knew if a touted kid could fight and that’s priceless info in our business.
:lol1: Did you read that article I posted on Kristian Laight, man...
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/kristian-laight-retires-boxing-journeyman-steve-bunce-column-a8520441.html
Over a creer of 17 years the dude fought 300 times, lost 279 of 'em and only got KOd 5 times... exactly because he picked his fights with a degree of care and fought to avoid sustaining serious damage. Dude was always in demand because he was good at what he did - lose well, but always with an eye to fighting the following week or fortnight.
:lol1: There's probably many worse livings I guess and he got to be around the sport he loved.
No I did not so thanks!! I love stuff like that.
You should know this but it's not a huge deal. Just think about journeymen who fight to survive and are overly defensive. This is why. So they can get another fight/payday sooner if they don't get knocked out or TKO'd.
:lol1: Did you read that article I posted on Kristian Laight, man...
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/kristian-laight-retires-boxing-journeyman-steve-bunce-column-a8520441.html
Over a creer of 17 years the dude fought 300 times, lost 279 of 'em and only got KOd 5 times... exactly because he picked his fights with a degree of care and fought to avoid sustaining serious damage. Dude was always in demand because he was good at what he did - lose well, but always with an eye to fighting the following week or fortnight.
:lol1: There's probably many worse livings I guess and he got to be around the sport he loved.
Been watching boxing since the late 90s and didn't know that, hmmm interesting.
It comes around like clockwork that someone asks every few months. The length of the suspension and/or threshold to get one varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and is usually dependent on Doctors advice.. damn, actually forgot about that - I e-mailed the BBBoC to find out what their rules were last time this came up but I don't think the mfers ever replied.
Medical Suspensions
A boxer losing by way of a Technical Knock Out (TKO) resulting from head blows shall receive a medical suspension and shall not participate in any boxing activity for a minimum period of thirty (30) days. A boxer losing by way of a Knock Out (KO) shall receive a medical suspension and shall not participate in any boxing activity for a minimum period of sixty days. At the discretion of the physician, longer suspension periods may be issued for either the TKO or KO.
Boxers shall receive a mandatory seven-day rest period after competing in an event. Day 1 of the mandatory rest period shall commence on the first day following the event.
A physician may issue a medical suspension any time he/she believes it to be in the best interest for the safety of a boxer (i.e., high blood pressure at pre-fight physical). In any/all cases, the decision by the physician to issue or extend a suspension is final.
https://www.abcboxing.com/abc-regulatory-guidelines/
Like I say there's some variation between jurisdictions - I wrote an extended post on it back in January which for some reason I can't track down, but it's down to Doctor discretion and fights where fighters have taken a sustained or particular severe beating - even in a win can and do result in indefinite medical suspensions fairly regularly.
I think the BBBoC operates similar rules - certainly I've found references to a few boxers getting medical suspensions, Ted Cheeseman for instance was suspended for 60 days following a W back in '18 but like I say I've yet to find any writen guidelines:
https://www.boxingscene.com/ted-cheeseman-appeal-60-day-medical-suspension--133351
EDIT FWIW I got some of the AIBA rules and they're even more specific and probably stricter:
https://d21c25674tgiqk.cloudfront.net/2015/02/AIBA-Technical-Rules-01.02.2015.pdf
(section 2.2.3.6)
Also in the PDF below some graphic illustrations of boxing injuries and appropriate actions by AIBA doctors if such floats your boat. Not directly relevent but interesting nonetheless.:
https://d21c25674tgiqk.cloudfront.net/2019/01/20161101_AIBA_MEDICAL_HANDBOOK_new-title.pdf
Been watching boxing since the late 90s and didn't know that, hmmm interesting.
You should know this but it's not a huge deal. Just think about journeymen who fight to survive and are overly defensive. This is why. So they can get another fight/payday sooner if they don't get knocked out or TKO'd.
NSAC medical suspension for his:
Broken leg
Broken ear
Broken hand
Severe dehydration suffered during ring walk
On top of that he's dealing with PTSD after his camp was infiltrated by the dirrell brothers who plotted with kenny bayless & and fury was allowed to use "floppy gloves".