I was rewatching the Cotto-Margarito fight and after Cotto takes a knee in devastating fashion the camera zoomed in on his ex wife who was holding his son and both were crying uncontrollably. Do you think family members should be in attendance and ringside for fights?
I never thought about it. It seems like the family usually does attend the boxer's fights. It seems to have no effect on the outcome of the fight and does no harm that I can see. It is a choice to be made by the boxer and his family.
I'm not so up about kids, but I actually think that having the wife there may be important.
I mean, if the guy gets hurt and has to go to the hospital, his wife can go in the ambulance with him and tell the paramedics/doctors medical information about him and if worst comes to worst, she can be the one to make decisions about important decisions that sometimes have to be made when someone is unable to make them for themselves.
Personally, I feel that if the fighter is going to fight a dangerous fight where he can get KO'ed badly, it's better to not bring his family and witness it live.
All depends you may get a Tim Bradley situation and your spouse may not want to watch, maybe you get an Adonis Stevenson situation where you're in the hospital and the last thing your child remembers is when you didn't have brain damage. And then again you have Curtis Stevens and Kirkland to guys who get their faces caved in so much your spouse might divorce you because she doesn't want to be there in when you have to wear diapers at 45 years old.
Me personally if I was a boxer I wouldnt want my wife or kids there but thats me if you want your wife and kids there thats your choice and I see no issue with it.
As a fan though I like it when they bring their families, makes the fight more dramatic imo from the family angle.